August, 2003
by Kegler

August, 2003 grid

Across
1In church, dispute over message initially being of a certain length? (8)
5Greasy lumberjack's housing shelter (6)
10Become less formal, and recommend accepting trio of Hawkeyes (4,3)
11Mostly yearning for headache remedy (7)
12Spooner's bar preserved for supporter (9)
13Reportedly scans orchestra section (5)
14Purposely store bananas in a ridiculous way (14)
17With a false sense of piety, needle judge and friend (14)
21Measure of heat in the empty room (5)
22Carol keeps cool Austrian coin (9)
24Experience one drug, tripping (7)
25Story of a cold nobleman (7)
26Highlight tip of silky lock of hair (6)
27The man spots aliens with listening devices (8)
Down
1Print a keyword describing consumption (6)
2Author and actress receiving gold choker, originally (7)
3Damsels primarily enthralled by romances in forests (5)
4I err, not surprisingly, about one small girl's new delivery (14)
6Star Keanu ultimately involved with certain salespeople's backing (9)
7Covert watchers gawk, at last captivated by temptresses (7)
8Denies my crazy vision (5,3)
9Words of caution which alerted an eccentric (6,4,4)
15Finally check third of bomb shelters, after officer returns with scars (9)
16Warlords wielding one of the weapons (8)
18One asking for quiet guide (7)
19Free time the French one rues, unfortunately (7)
20Like describing portal's semiprecious stones (6)
23Put liquor in hollow capsule swallowed by young man (5)

Solution