September, 2003
by Kegler

September, 2003 grid

Across
1Sacrifice hairstyle and tattoo, initially (4)
3Today, starting to bring in simpler ground-clearing device (10)
9Lady hugging extremely old lumberjack (7)
11Crazy bald guy in Beetle (7)
12Asian river ordeal; it's upset manufacturer (13)
14Hunger after party for senior member of group (5)
15Forks over wire customized for special explosives (9)
17Eccentric team owner is behind the times (4-5)
19Steel is ruined, nearly destroyed (5)
21Noted Sid returning and ex leaving, put out (13)
24Late-starting affinity for charm (7)
25Got crazy, wearing feathers in colony of rodents (3,4)
26Incorrectly label an envelope; note poor trim (10)
27Pale, essentially scrawny, and short (4)
Down
1Places for viewing canines maintaining awful din? (3,7)
2Do annoy suspect when both hands are up? (7)
4Having a specialized tax status, the result of a visit to an amateur tailor? (9)
5Originally, worker misplaced mail for Mrs. Flintstone (5)
6Princesses's attendant, yawning, laid it out (4-2-7)
7Lexicographer traps trio of terrapins (7)
8Fixes trucks (4)
10Get the wrong idea, damn it, distressed about breaks (13)
13Distributing candy canes with upper hand (10)
16Praised a general capturing returning traitors (9)
18Edits Russian performances (7)
20University cubbyholes harboring first of Harvard releases (7)
22Bury in the empty sepulcher, eventually (5)
23Backing appropriate crowd (4)

Solution