Crossword for Fri, 25/Jan/2008

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Across
1: Tipsy committee head?

6: Items in red

9: Willy on 'The Simpsons'

10: Mimic Merlin

11: Least clear

12: Stand for a portrait

13: Before birth

14: Bridge position

15: Dolphins' home

17: Part of SAC

21: Bury

23: They are often juggled

24: Picturing in the mind

25: Catches in a snare

26: Margin markings

27: After delivery

Down
2: Report from a barrel

3: '___ Kane'

4: Most breezy

5: Music performance

6: Slow on the uptake

7: Big lug

8: Modern writers' aids

9: Closeness

16: Contest competitor

17: Temporary substitute

18: People who correct printers' proofs

19: Use a clamp, say

20: Unified whole

22: Horse holders





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