Crossword for Sun, 25/Dec/2011

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Across
3: Excellent speaker

9: Stumbling

10: Flash of light

11: Giver of freedom

12: Beyond the pale?

14: Opponent of government

18: Province of South Africa

20: Key hit with the right pinkie

21: Texas's official state small mammal

22: Share a view

23: Medical manipulator

27: Sour

29: Before birth

30: Initially embroidered
Down
1: Branch organization

2: Improvise

3: Villain's expression

4: Decree

5: Math term

6: Fixed deeply and firmly

7: John __

8: Like the Colosseum

13: Monopoly acquisition

15: End of a bridal path

16: Exploit

17: Girlfriend

19: Legal outs

22: Bank vault installation

24: Tribal symbol

25: Didn't rent

26: April Fool's joke, maybe

28: Long, long time




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