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Hints for Puzzle #96– May 2009  "Child's Play"

Instructions: Parentheses around a clue mean that a letter of the answer word does not mesh with a crossing word. Numbers in parentheses give lengths of answer words, and an asterisk * indicates a capitalized word.

Across

  1. Tell about Clark's having no outside compensation (6)
  2. Expense covers small English pet (6)
  3. (Dad joins tennis star in discussion) (7)
  4. Rent recorded in state archives (4)
  5. Join retinue back inside (5)
  6. Obscenity must hurt (4)
  7. *(Three notes define a town in Texas) (6)
  8. Climax of concert started with an interval of silence (5)
  9. *Decedent embraces heaven (4)
  10. *King of Israel, in spirit, getting one for nothing (4)
  11. Real embattled Saxon noblemen (5)
  12. Broadcast from Ballina, Ireland (3)
  13. Denies turning and getting caught in a net (6)
  14. *(I leave with a villain) (4)
  15. *Slav radical wearing a chesterfield, perhaps (5)
  16. *Author of Gold and Gun (6)
  17. (Prince crushed lobster claw) (6)
  18. Getting excited about a trace of color (5)
  19. Van run in well (5)
  20. Iron man and woman (6)
  21. Gathered with labor leader in bishop's place and had a meal (7)
  22. Even aces, when played, fade away (8)

Down

  1. Start off with first of active layers (6)
  2. *Aretha's swinging predecessor (6)
  3. Less polluted, north-facing part of crater erupted (5)
  4. (French firm in contest for coarse fabric) (6)
  5. Another new day started as well (3)
  6. Made an inventory of random details leaving out what's essential (6)
  7. Helpers starting after May 15, perhaps (5)
  8. Age of sentiment (4)
  9. No sailor comes back to turn in (3, 2)
  10. Get old silver spindle finally (3)
  11. Victor's in denial and kind of blue (4)
  12. (New revision loses one in translation) (7)
  13. Frosted tip of gelatinous ribbon (5)
  14. Beginning to cackle in fright is uncommon (6)
  15. (Huge eastern sun room remodeled) (8)
  16. Aggravate with loud firearm (5)
  17. (Sawbones taking time to get fish) (8)
  18. True confusion about ship's color (6)
  19. *Celia loses her head for an English author (4)
  20. Formerly in California? Keep it secret (7)
  21. Remanded from here without husband as a form of punishment (8)

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