Crossword for Wed, 21/Dec/2011

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Across
1: Hold tight

4: Becomes aware of

9: Prolific layer of eggs

10: Chief executive, at times

12: Cap with a pompom

13: Gardener's gauge?

14: Word with steer or rap

15: Cape Cod, notably

17: Law

18: Shad delicacy

19: Swing

22: First zoo?

24: Steered clear of

25: 'The Theory of the ___ Class' (Veblen)

27: Demanding

28: Looked steadily
Down
1: Coolidge nickname

2: Fort Knox slab

3: Aisle attendant

4: Richly-colored violet

5: Set up differently

6: Santa's craftsmen

7: Entryway

8: Prohibition-era fixtures

11: Tough-skinned mammals

14: 'Groovy, dude!'

15: Ask for change

16: Yarn-spinning

20: Rich ore deposits

21: Acclaim

23: Stumblebum

26: Word with split or tail




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