Crossword for Mon, 28/Aug/2006

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Across
1: 'Jane was ______ of me the whole race.'

5: Short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches.

7: Antonym of good.

8: NBA position

9: Igniters consisting of thin pieces of wood or cardboard tipped with a combustible chemical.

11: An informal term for a father; rhymes with 'sad.'

13: Vague

14: Unending

15: Country club?

17: SLUG

21: She tossed the mouldy bread into the ______ can.

23: Fabric feature

24: Super Bowl stats

26: Stick of wax with a wick in the middle.

27: Suitable

28: Contraction for 'I will.'

29: Synonym of 'disappointment'

30: An acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.
Down
2: Antonym of 'beginning.'

3: To make a final choice.

4: A member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires.

5: Reflexive form of 'him.'

6: Plural form of 'result.'

7: A piece of furniture that you sleep on.

10: Adult female chicken.

12: The state of being unsure of something.

16: 'You're so silly Simon. Everyone knows that unicorns don't ______.'

17: Possessing supernatural powers.

18: Lands, as a fish

19: The first month of the year.

20: One of these will always be at the beginning of a sentence.

22: Opposite of walk

25: Paul's 'Exodus' costar

28: Contraction for 'it is.'




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