Crossword for Thu, 1/Nov/2012

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Across
1: Gimli in 'The Lord of the Rings,' e.g.

4: Hardly fine literature

9: Complete a crossword

10: Overjoyed

11: Migratory songbirds

13: Costa del ___, Spain

14: Slip up

16: Afternoon break

17: Plains transport

18: Zola's literary style

20: 'Shoot'

21: Yuletide worker

23: No-frills bed

24: Crab Nebula origins

26: Upswept hairstyle

28: Unprepared comment

29: Takeoff experts

30: Pulled a checking scam
Down
1: Knock out of commission

2: Improvise

3: Working here and there

4: Edible root

5: On its way, after 'in'

6: Photo ___ (campaign events)

7: Magnetic mineral

8: Some notices from Detroit

12: Ace

15: Try again

18: Kitchen blueprints

19: San Diego Chicken et al.

20: Strives

22: Truck used for hauling

25: Young hooter

27: Key factor in inflation?




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