Crossword for Thu, 18/Dec/2008

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Across
1: Pats a baby on the back

4: Spanky, to Alfalfa

6: Nautical pole

8: Unsophisticated

9: Cover some of the same territory

11: Fake handles

14: 2.471 acres

15: Short musical composition

16: Hobos, in a way

17: Locale for a rocking cradle, in a lullaby

19: Long-suffering non-complainer

21: Deluge

22: Wanted

23: Lunkhead

24: Purchasing option

27: It's a dyeing art

28: Devious

29: Lovers' lane event
Down
1: 42 gal.

2: Editorial function

3: Churchill's title

4: 'Treasure Island' pirate

5: King Richard I, they say

6: Artists' buys

7: Public relations statement

10: Twisted an arm, perhaps

11: Chowhounds have big ones

12: It has feathers and may be airborne

13: Promotional lotteries

18: Hearing range

20: Broad thoroughfare

24: Place (a bet)

25: Up to now

26: 'Is it soup ___?'




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