Crossword for Sat, 6/Dec/2008

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Across
1: Drawing, for example, a bit of a cartoon (3)

3: Vagrant going over a little river to a foreign country (5)

6: Cooped up in Essex: pelicans, it would turn out (5)

7: Is Pat suitable? (3)

8: Al's gamble on outcome of sports (4,5)

10: Arcking shot from Bill O'Brien (3)

11: This is always resplendent, adorning heads (5)

14: Plays without a wee measure of drinks (5)

15: Thumb Drum? (3)

Down
1: Consumed, beginning at the end (3)

2: Heavy metal group X (4)

3: Greenback entrances Microsoft boss (4,5)

4: Rule will end in some paper (5)

5: Singers in a special Tosca production (5)

8: Bound to hear what they did about the leak? (5)

9: I got by in Los Angeles or a North African state (5)

12: Picture a dessert without topping (3)

13: Toothpaste brand at Target? (3)





Solution (Reversed)
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G
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