Crossword for Sun, 24/Apr/2011

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Across
1: Vortex

6: Source of ornamental plumes

9: Dryness when speaking

10: Party for sheep shearers?

12: Ignore the alarm

14: Fairy-tale creature

16: Kalahari stopover

18: Captivated

20: Flabbergasted

23: Cord in some backyards

25: Epic tales

26: Getting on in years
Down
1: Harsh-voiced parrot

2: Ovarian hormones

3: Trio in shorts?

4: Country butter

5: Purplish hue

6: Reverberant

7: Label differently

8: Go beyond

11: ''With friends like ___, who ...''

12: Mileage counters

13: First pope's name

15: Tending to obstruct

17: Places of origin

19: Certifies

20: Having the same score as

21: Refuse

22: Got on one's knees

24: Chicken Little's mother, e.g.




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