Crossword for Fri, 8/Jun/2007

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Across
1: Record collections?

5: Sign of joy or sorrow

9: A dynamic speaker, e.g.

10: Shell purchase

11: Filmgoer's purchase

12: Auction agreement

13: Place to haggle

14: Sources of power for the daily grind?

17: Become firm

18: Arousing, as curiosity

19: Nerve often affected by disk problems

22: Sorted alphabetically (like this puzzle's clues)

24: Bookkeeping term

25: Profane

Down
1: Dissuade

2: '... burned into my ___'s core': 'The Raven'

3: Woody Allen classic

4: Sun god

5: Some auto parts

6: Input for a recorder

7: Tight

8: Like many stump speeches

11: Before: Prefix

12: Office door adornment

13: In an extremely large manner

15: Old piano tune

16: Attacks with vigor

20: Architectural order

21: Tippy craft

23: Lend a hand





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