Crossword for Fri, 18/May/2007

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Across
1: Belle of the ball

5: Observe Yom Kippur

7: Shore

9: Punch spiker

11: First choices

12: Hothead's emotion

13: Abominable

14: Their job is taxing

16: Screwball

18: 'Hit the road!'

19: Stein filler

20: Some traffic tie-ups

23: Kalahari pit stop

24: Battery part

25: Bride's worldly possessions

26: Takeoff experts

Down
1: Diminishes in importance

2: Worst one to handle packages

3: Brusque

4: Flashcards, for example

5: World records?

6: Spine-tingling

8: Surface fit for a King?

10: Professionals who might get your back up?

14: Sentry's attribute

15: Some terms

17: Attaché's residence

19: Viva voce

21: A white one is small

22: Compound in fireworks





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