November, 2004
by Kegler

November, 2004 grid

Across
1Classy female checked around (7)
5Plastic strap-on users (7)
9Process planner; he prices office equipment (6,9)
10Pinning ears back, I half-listen to people from Haifa (8)
11Italian designer remodeled marina (6)
13Only fish (4)
14Justifying fighting and yelling (10)
16Irish club promoter with empty, heartless laugh (10)
17Edinborough native's small bed (4)
20I bond, for the most part, with hockey players (6)
21Speak with difficulty about reindeer's leader, Prancer (8)
23Holiday figure in England upset Mrs. Thatcher? As if! (6,9)
24Returning inside, made sure preschoolers read (7)
25Fathers admitting a couple of atrocious spoofs (7)
Down
1Agent stretches the truth in answers (7)
2One undertaking fun time with Lady Di and churchman (7,8)
3Pries, taking interest in sounds (6)
4Spied obscene wire; it's contemptible (10)
5Spend about fifty for theater presentation (4)
6Record call coming to a point (8)
7Obscure trivia in a common Latin phrase meaning "nothing beats a tie in tennis"? (5,6,4)
8On a board, perhaps, Rush nearly accepts $5 (7)
12Carpets ripped in abandoned Dallas pharmacies (10)
15Unaware Sue's cell is broken (8)
16Deck out detective, putting pants on backwards (5,2)
18Believes in harnessing hydrogen for sources of propulsion (7)
19Sent us off for day's final event (6)
22Help carrying cold, corrosive liquid (4)

Solution