Crossword for Fri, 16/Nov/2007

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Across
1: Helm handlers

6: Morning rouser

9: Stage of advancement

11: Most inexplicable

12: Loses one's coat

14: Disdainful-looking beast

16: Rite of passage, e.g.

18: Mark Twain, to Samuel Langhorne Clemens

19: Come after

21: Fowl entree

23: They detect heat or motion

25: The story of my life?

26: Daisy type

27: Twisted an arm, perhaps
Down
1: Questionable

2: Ophthalmologist's supply

3: Coin of Nepal or Pakistan

4: Revolutionary War figure

5: Prominent features of Bob Hope and Jimmy Durante

7: Historical period

8: Afternoon performance

10: Steward

13: Dazzling performer

15: Stronghold

17: Sedimentary rock

18: Medical test control substance

20: Tried

22: Jazz genre

24: Expected outcomes

25: Tap output




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