Crossword for Mon, 25/Dec/2006

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Across
1: Synonym of 'optimistic'

5: Synonym of 'expert'

7: Synonym of 'damage'

9: An attitude of admiration or esteem.

10: Supervise

11: Not at all buggy

13: Plural form of 'mother.'

15: Singular of antennae

16: A visual representation produced on a surface.

18: 'There is nothing quite like a ______ love.'

21: 'I couldn't hack it as a lumberjack, so __'

23: Most murky

25: A wrong action due to bad judgment.

28: Roll-your-own grass

29: It may be about sin (abbr.)

30: Usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family maturing in late summer or early autumn.
Down
1: 'Where are you?' reply

2: __ de deux

3: Charge

4: A large amount; 'Mandy always has a ______ of money.'

5: 'Honor __ Thieves': Archer novel

6: Before, to bards

7: Synonym of 'task'

8: 'The Facts of Life' actress

12: Detroit-to-Toronto dir.

14: Opposite of NNW

15: USN officer

17: Patterned with alternating squares of color.

19: Explosive letters

20: 25 - 9 =

22: Hanging chad producer

23: Part of TGIF

24: Superman's logo

25: Cartographer's product

26: to add or the result of addition

27: Opposite of answer




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