Crossword for Thu, 31/Aug/2006

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Across
1: Above average in size, number, or quantity.

3: Abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light.

7: Satisfy in a limited way; 'He is very ______ with his artwork.'

10: Civil rights org.

12: Hideaways

13: PC component

14: A small house built of wood; usually in a wooded area.

16: In the utmost degree or to the utmost point.

17: The result of learning.

18: Whits

19: Puzzled comments

20: More unfriendly

21: Plural form of 'goose.'

23: A quantity of no importance.

25: Arboreal rodents having long bushy tails.

26: Consent to, give permission.
Down
1: Back and sides of a pig, eaten in strips.

2: First bk.

4: German automobile pioneer (1804-1906)

5: Saint-Exupry classic

6: An area outside of cities and towns.

8: Attending to or alert for sound.

9: Very, very old.

11: Payments required for not fulfilling a contract.

15: Produce or yield flowers.

17: The responsibility of a guardian; 'He left the car in my ______.'

22: The sum of five and three.

24: Running a fever




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