Crossword for Thu, 27/Mar/2014

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Across
2: Subway alternative

4: 29-Down fears them, too (he's mycophobic)

9: Neither companion

10: Without exception

11: Come-on

12: '__ a Wonderful Life'

13: Small potatoes

14: Place for bric-a-brac

15: Ribs

18: Kind of penguin

21: Hunting canine

23: Dürer's 'Life of the Virgin,' e.g.

25: Easy mark

26: Less abundant

27: Granola bar bit

28: Places where sponges get used only once: Abbr.

29: Most dismal

30: Drink near the dartboard
Down
1: Creepy crawler

2: One with an ace up his sleeve?

3: Stella's 'Streetcar' sister

4: The blahs

5: Lose tension

6: Payback

7: Gold measure

8: Mount with spirit

16: Natural magnet

17: Highway guides

19: Daytona 500 entry

20: Social Security recipient

21: Rescue financially

22: Henley event

23: Caught on, with 'up'

24: Pontificate




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