›ACROSS&DOWNzHWU‚;Èô%1.3tiCrossword #7 PALMETTO.EDITORL.O.X.H.A.R.A.EUPSET.ENDTABLESM.E.R.A.O.G.O.TBESTACTOR.RANGES.H...E.E.A...A.LOGGER.DECODESG.P.E.....E.U.YONESTAR.SCRUBS.A...W.A.I...L.BLANAI.NIGHTLIFEL.I.T.D.N.O.N.AINCAHOOTS.INEPTN.K.I.M.O.L.R.EERSATZ.INPERSON--------.-------.-.-.-.-.-.-.------.----------.-.-.-.-.-.-.----------.------.-...-.-.-...-.------.--------.-.-.....-.-.--------.------.-...-.-.-...-.------.----------.-.-.-.-.-.-.----------.------.-.-.-.-.-.-.-------.--------Cryptic Crossword #7by Trip Payne© 2007 Trip PayneCompanion reached toward tree (8)Examines fruit with the tongue (6)Jockey lopes, so he begins to despair (5, 4)Minor actor's former mastery returned (5)75% of "The A-Team" rerun is drama (7)Newspaper worker sent back nonsense I'd write in the end (6)Laid-back reputation limits auto driver in a competition (4, 5)Claw at returning liberal operative (5)Yes, rates changed, don't worry (4, 4)Loved rhubarb and strawberry (6)Disturb delivery company headquartered in Georgia and in France (5)Facilitates carrying extremely difficult pieces of furniture (3, 6)Bet co-star lost Oscar competition (4, 5)It's handled by General Electric! (5)Lumberjack discussed beer (6)Eight deviates, including nudnik, become more hip (3, 4, 2)Finds the real meaning in end-of-the-year verses (7)Some Irish people name ships (9)Bet everything remaining on excellent player's aim, perhaps (4, 4)Poor hideout kept by crew member (3-4)Arbitrary NFL player holds mid-evening party (6)Small piece of cloth burnishes doctor's getup (6)Begins broadcasting songs in Mobile (5, 2)Battered slice of bread gobbled up (6)Miss Turner is at the front porch (5)Declared "Say no to chips" (5)Bars and clubs contrarily refuse alcohol with Ecstasy (9)Back-ordered English novelist's fabric (5)Former resident of Peru jeers "Allied together?!?" (2, 7)Interest surrounds CD single that's amateurish (5)Mock some worshippers at ziggurat (6)Nine pros working face-to-face (2, 6)