Crossword for Thu, 26/Jan/2012

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Across
2: Ticking off

6: It may be signature

9: Not a whit

10: Exasperating

11: Place to enjoy a pint

12: Close-fitting

14: Main man in a monastery

16: Power source

17: Calvin going, often

18: Mentally alert

20: Captivated

22: Bitter in taste

23: Daily reading, for some

25: Q's value in Scrabble

27: Little bit

29: Perfect score, for some

30: CandW's Travis

31: Diplomat's residence

Down
1: Talks wildly

2: Rich guy, or friend of Gilligan

3: Waste little by little

4: Cartridge contents

5: He or she can't be known

6: Wine manager

7: Talk foolishly

8: Beset with attackers

13: Street urchin

15: The boonies, e.g.

16: Insurer

19: Attaché's residence

21: Tacks on

24: Weariness

26: Dauphin's denial

28: Shoot the breeze





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