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Hints for Puzzle #82– March 2008  "Exclusive"

Instructions: Parentheses around a clue mean that a letter must be omitted from the answer word before it will fit in the grid. Numbers in parentheses give lengths of answer words, and an asterisk * indicates a capitalized word

Across

  1. *Love working with a Chaplin (4)
  2. Darwin's strange secret (6)
  3. (Small family's clothing material) (4)
  4. Tom has the French projection (5)
  5. (Lively period around '49) (5)
  6. #(Esotropic coders scrambled to get right back) (5-4)
  7. Large choker restraining ape (4)
  8. This is crazy, bats (4)
  9. (One who frequents primarily German or English restaurants) (4)
  10. Complain without energy while having a seizure (6)
  11. (Quietly heartbroken about end of Persian cat) (7)
  12. Advantageously frames label (3)
  13. (Parisian's sweet about start of her shower) (6)
  14. Aloof; lacking range to express feeling (5)
  15. (Ball carrier initially regained lead) (6)
  16. Terribly upset, Ed assigns a substitute (7)
  17. (Smashes a bottle with a shoe) (5)
  18. Secures a lease with a second auction (6)
  19. (Loudmouth bishop who cooked in fat) (8)
  20. (Automatic behavior of judge and law) (6)

Down

  1. (Worker in lavatory wasting time starting repairs) (6)
  2. Wedge in the rough (4)
  3. (Entire show's ending before opening) (5)
  4. Native American died for religious beliefs (5)
  5. (Spare king and judge) (5)
  6. Attractive fellow's arm held by popular singer (7)
  7. (Granada houses a collection) (3)
  8. Trim fuzz around rabbit's head (4)
  9. Stuttgart opera has lush interior (5)
  10. (Koko likes keeping weight up) (4)
  11. Beat us after taking a break (6)
  12. (Sound start of early feast) (4)
  13. Talk English or burn (5)
  14. (River originating in Sun Lake) (4)
  15. Was Kennedy murdered? (6)
  16. (Send note about the Spanish receipts) (8)
  17. Stock posturing about uncle's mate (6)
  18. (Attack and fight about nothing) (5)
  19. Assuaged about reversal of magnetic unit (5)
  20. (Club bachelor beginning to dine in renovated lounge) (8)
  21. (Get healthy in Connecticut lodge) (6)

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