Crossword for Mon, 2/Mar/2009

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Across
1: Topples from power

5: Spiny anteater

9: North German citizen

10: Nods off

11: Gulper ___ (deep-sea fish)

12: Tests for quality

15: 'You've got some ___!'

16: Bright red in summer

18: Abstained from frequenting in a major way

21: Elegant sofa

22: Box office biggie

24: It may be regular or premium

26: Wield

28: Spar without a partner

29: Handled differently?

30: Hank of hair
Down
1: Earth shade

2: In the same vein

3: BIRD

4: Clear of recorded info

5: Like clay pots

6: 'I've ___ it up to here!'

7: A twelfth of a gross

8: Biblical jawbone source

13: Bombshell

14: Assembly line item

15: Wealthy one

17: Fit for ships

19: Tied up

20: Take away

23: Dolphins' home

25: Battle of the ___

26: Bobble the ball

27: Highlander's cap




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