Crossword for Wed, 1/Feb/2012

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Across
1: Cheers

4: 'On the ___ hand...'

7: They might be restless

10: Contest competitor

11: One with an ace up his sleeve?

12: Abate

13: 'The Raven' author's monogram

14: Apronlike garments

16: Petitions

17: Morning rouser

19: Lab jobs

20: Mileage counters

21: Jack up

23: Lets slide

24: Pie-in-the-face sound

25: Sneaky yellowbelly
Down
1: Rail inspector's vehicle, perhaps

2: Prudent

3: Stage of advancement

4: Choose

5: Insincere ladies' men

6: Does over, as a manuscript

8: Mottled inlay material

9: SWAT team specialists

15: Dances accompanied with guitar music

16: Annoys

18: Treated badly

22: It may be passed on the Hill




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