April, 2004
by Kegler

April, 2004 grid

Across
1Cap turned backwards, one in good shape catches second no-hitter? (8)
5Gets taken to court and sent out (6)
10Submarine moving about (1-4)
11Support caliph, ultimately; reflective quote is portentous (9)
12See one store walled by brick, mostly (9)
13Freeze one mug filled with tea, essentially (3,2)
14Not possible to acknowledge unusually big nuclear zone (14)
18Old divider Nixon sold out in Maine (5-5,4)
20Note vehicle in picture puzzle (5)
22Praiseworthy naval officer, English, found around boat's prow (9)
24Pass items in tiny pieces (9)
25Tolerate small stream (5)
26Certain cat, surprisingly rare, hiding time and time again... (6)
27...maligned and sad, traveling around by itself (8)
Down
1Delves into fruits, reportedly (6)
2Except for last couple, Crosby croons passages (9)
3A soft, silly role for Dom DeLuise (5)
4Having no time, Stu personally grabs one piece of cake very quickly (14)
6Zilch sent off for veal cutlet (9)
7Face it; nurse is holding back release (5)
8Figure out price he’d restructured (8)
9No-name inmate in favor of films for individualists (14)
15Lily Tomlin character inside her nest in Ecuador (9)
16Prohibit fanatics grabbing British records showing checks and balances? (9)
17Little rascal with cowboy sometimes is indecorous (8)
19Reached the top and looked to the audience (6)
21Vegetable has red cap (5)
23Polish hollow late Russian coin (5)

Solution