Crossword for Wed, 17/Dec/2008

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Across
2: Wine and cheese brought back by Gershwin? (7)

6: Cull out from top ten (3)

7: A bad back not yet eliminated (5)

8: Grown-up kids' tender hearts god broke? (9)

11: March follower off with pair left behind (5)

12: Bite and flip over -- one way to win a wrestling match (3)

13: Nevertheless, hang about; we are inside (7)
Down
1: Tine expert no good (5)

2: Bumped into yours truly at junction (3).

3: Ballet producer - he'd a vigil choreographed (9)

4: 'There the woman is!' exclaimed in a less friendly way (5)

5: Copy of top ten missing (3)

9: War or piecemeal missile (5)

10: Flower part to lapse badly (5)

11: Residue has scattered (3)

12: Neither partner finds way out of country (3)




Solution (Reversed)
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