Crossword for Fri, 11/May/2007

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Across
1: Keeps alive, e.g.

6: Fathom, for example

9: Goalie's protection

10: Artists' buys

11: Whoop it up

12: 'On the Waterfront' extra

14: Like good penmanship

17: One of the deadly sins

19: Ballpark snack

20: Whole number

21: Mod wear

22: Pay the ___ (bear the consequences)

23: Certain rattlesnake or terrapin

26: Finder's charge

27: Compare

28: Take back due to nonpayment

Down
1: Office fastener

2: Peyton Manning target

3: Portable A-frame

4: Contend

5: Offspring of Bold Ruler and Somethingroyal

6: Smidge

7: Asking on bended knee

8: Proverbial waste-maker

12: A dynamic speaker, e.g.

13: Put into effect

15: Buck

16: Buffoons

18: Perfect

21: Olympian's quest

22: Jabs

24: Dominate, in sports talk

25: Snake of southwestern Europe

26: Agent's 15%, e.g.





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