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Cryptic Crossword # 71                                        June 9, 2012
Note that clues often contain anagrams,
double meanings, etc.  
Sample clue:  Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution:  YAW (jumble of 'way')
Across
1. The tool in the sty conjures a literary genius. (7)
3. A vile rap changes to triumph. (7)
6. Stir cane badly and instead of sugar one gets the container. (8)
7. Washing 2240 lbs!  That's a founding father! (10)
9. For her, changing men into swine was the easy part. (5)

Down
2. A bad risk attached to head and it covers from the waist down. (5)
4. Only can rise metamorphosed for the afterlife after this dose. (7)
5. Soup with a little hesitation is fraternal. (7)
8. Eat it wrong and it's past. (3)

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