Crossword for Wed, 26/Dec/2012

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Across
1: What 'evil' is to 'vile'

5: Noise pollution unit

9: ___ Valley

10: Stop-sign shape

11: Lack of tact, perhaps

13: Great old Chevy?

15: Box office biggie

17: Just a bit

18: Choo Choo Coleman, in 1962

19: Deceitful tricks

22: Game for one

24: Country bumpkin

25: Wrap

27: Prince of the comics

30: What Elizabeth Taylor has done seven times (so far)

31: Broke away
Down
1: Dunderhead

2: Entirely

3: Assure the accuracy of

4: Tiny

5: Show exhaustion, perhaps

6: One at a wedding reception

7: Brown paper container

8: Rope in a ship's rigging

11: Sailor, in slang

12: Kind of attack

14: Australian expanse

16: Future reading material?

18: He'll rub you the right way

19: Attorney, at times

20: Unspoiled

21: Scale note

23: Insinuate

26: Get-up-and-go

28: Stick on

29: Bit




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