Crossword for Fri, 2/Dec/2011

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Across
1: Dorian and aeolian, for two

4: One with an ace up his sleeve?

7: Small-time

8: Less loaded

10: Pest exterminators [up to 112 pounds]

11: Brake neighbor

12: Accumulated wealth

14: California wine grape

15: Bridge position

16: Puppies, at times

17: Diddly-squat

18: Entourage member, sometimes

21: Treatment plan

22: Certain reed players

23: Vast quantity

24: Retains

Down
1: Central theme

2: Of little consequence

3: One's seen on ''60 Minutes''

4: BIG DIPPER

5: An 'offspring of riches,' to Twain

6: Lice and the like

8: Stage of advancement

9: Commuter's option

12: Poser

13: Lawyer wannabe, maybe

14: Nonsense

18: 'I wonder...'

19: Magazine copy

20: Auditions





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