Crossword for Tue, 12/Aug/2008

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Across
1: Poser

5: Catlike carnivore

8: Indian axes

10: Brightly colored bird

11: Working

13: KO caller

15: Go out of bounds, perhaps

16: Scrumptious

17: Cursive curlicue

19: Prevent from being seen

21: Attention getter

22: Sorted alphabetically (like this puzzle's clues)

23: King or queen

24: Complain in a whiny manner

26: Folded food items

27: They don't make many stops
Down
1: Dryness when speaking

2: Part of the Pentateuch

3: Use the oars

4: Brickworker's craft

5: Scot-free

6: Appointed ruler

7: T-bar offering

9: Insincere ladies' men

12: Troublemaker

14: Most puzzle constructors

17: Kind of pencil that halts bleeding

18: No-cost item

19: Kind of card or ball

20: Shows clearly

23: Feline, to Tweety

25: Cut off




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