Crossword for Sat, 24/Dec/2011

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Across
1: Title that's Persian for 'sign of God'

6: Draw out a substance with water

10: The story of my life?

11: He's introduced to sign in astrology reference book (9)

12: Make the intros

13: Lightning

15: Down

16: Sensational

17: Subdued

20: Knock down

21: Not that good

22: Daydreaming

24: Joined, like oxen

25: Exposing human folly to ridicule
Down
2: Suppression

3: Endure longer than

4: Rake

5: Basketball, informally

6: In great part

7: Band blaster

8: Jethro Bodine, e.g.

9: Carpentry tool

14: Put into effect

15: Part of SAC

16: Corridor

17: ''Thanks'' (with ''much'')

18: Hardly the carefree sort

19: Pop

21: Curses

23: Exemplar of strength




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