Crossword for Thu, 16/Jan/2014

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Across
1: Gem surface

4: Young horses

9: Like some reproduction

10: Word before and after 'for' in a Shakespeare play title

11: Leaving no opportunity for error

13: Loyal subject

14: Washroom fixture

15: Undertake

16: Fifth element?

19: Locklear of 'Spin City'

22: 'When pigs fly!'

23: Comparison standard

24: They may flare

26: Blew, as a volcano

27: Car exhaust systems components

28: Re ocean motion

Down
2: Cigar with square-cut ends

3: Satchmo's instrument

4: Coward

5: Pitcher's asset

6: Handout on the street

7: Ad ___ (excessively)

8: Practically any bird, e.g.

12: Stuffed mattresses [up to 126 pounds]

14: Medulla oblongata structure

17: Alley Oop, for one

18: Feminine pronoun

20: 1946 Triple Crown horse

21: Lifted

25: Fa-la filler





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