Crossword for Sun, 10/Dec/2006

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2: The king of hearts, jack of spades, and queen of diamonds are all ______.

5: Field arbiter

9: Connection

10: A piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; usually has shelves and drawers.

11: Old fortuneteller

12: 'A Chorus Line' showstopper

14: Synonym of 'fat'

15: Marked by rain; 'Their vacation turned out to be a series of ______ days.'

17: Sun. speech

18: Opposite of alert

20: Synonym of 'accomplish'

22: Suffix with expert

23: LAX posting

24: A fertile or green spot in a waste or desert, especially in a sandy desert.
Down
1: Question heard during this time of year

2: Site of many checks

3: Kitchen gadget

4: To make or give forth a sound; 'The siren ______.'

5: Decay

6: National park employees

7: Explorer's add-ins to Norwegian muesli?

8: Items seen during this time of year

13: Terminate; do away with.

16: Cognizant of

19: Anatomical passages

21: Partner of seek




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