Crossword for Wed, 16/Jan/2008

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Across
1: FCC flouter Howard

4: Wealthy one

7: Chest protector

9: Camel string

10: Kind of coffee

11: Model of excellence

12: Self-employed professional

13: One that gets around?

15: Fabric fold

17: Closet section

18: Belly

19: Toast accompaniment

21: Christopher of 'Deathtrap'

23: Endure longer than

24: They have both stems and feet

25: Churchill's title

26: Measure of purity

27: 'Come on in'
Down
2: Spine-tingling

3: Proulx's 'Brokeback Mountain,' e.g.

4: Dauphin's denial

5: Formulaic writing

6: Like a primer

7: Medulla oblongata structure

8: Worst one to handle packages

9: Professionals who might get your back up?

12: Job that involves ladder climbing

14: Splash

16: Not that bad

20: Board

22: Straight up

24: Place for a feeling




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