Crossword for Wed, 17/Sep/2008

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Across
1: Operator's wear

4: Reception aid

8: Abe, to Tad

10: Excellent

11: Too bad

13: Bottom-line figure

15: Unsoundness

16: There's no accounting for it

18: Short stay

20: Stage performers

22: Oval circuit

24: Her identity may be unknown to an adoptee

25: Dryness when speaking

27: Barrier

28: Mocks

29: Onetime American competitor
Down
2: Conceal in a hiding place

3: Banquet figure

4: Pose a question

5: Deluge

6: Approaches

7: Pop, as a question

8: Risk taker

9: Compendiums

12: Old-time saloon

14: Pandemonium

17: Hidden, as contraband

19: Sensational issue

21: Labs, e.g.

23: First pope's name

25: Rotter

26: Slush pile contents: Abbr.




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