Crossword for Fri, 31/Oct/2008

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Across
1: Hard white china

6: Ape

9: Presiding officer

10: Place (a bet)

11: Highway guides

12: Well-groomed

13: 1A, for example

16: Acorn dropper

18: Driver's aid

19: New convert

20: Bodybuilder Charles

22: Some terms

24: Practical joke

25: Jim-dandy

26: Spoilsports, e.g.

27: Short quality

Down
1: Constant

2: Citrus cooler

3: Backpack part

4: Ignore the alarm

5: Softens

6: Very small

7: Barnyard brawl

8: Coquettish

14: Carries on, as business

15: Certain machinist

16: Treat, as bottled water

17: Souvenirs

21: Type of pad

22: Get the ball rolling

23: Period of indulgence

24: Generation separator





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