Crossword for Fri, 23/May/2014

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Across
1: Issue

5: Office computer

9: 'Shoot!'

10: State of needing a drink

12: Bring back together

14: Hard-hat

15: Delights

17: Called on

19: Removes, as splinters

20: Dryness when speaking

23: Embodiment

25: Orchestra's place

26: Drags down

27: Rings of rubber
Down
1: Take off the board

2: Rankle

3: Translate

4: More clamorous

5: It may have shortcuts

6: Former Police man

7: Something to drive off of

8: Owns

11: Helped out Mom and Dad, in a way

13: British trial sessions

14: 1968 Diana Ross and the Supremes hit

16: Some trumpeters

18: Puts down

19: On the road

21: Grimm characters

22: Writes up

24: Spot for a crane operator

25: Chart shape




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