Crossword for Sat, 3/Jan/2009

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Across
1: Extreme

5: Welsh follower

8: Cold War weapon

9: It meant little to de Gaulle

10: In a boisterous way

12: Office assistant, once

13: Dorothy's visit to Oz, e.g.

14: Crush the spirit

17: Charms

18: Cap locales

20: Kosher deli offering

21: Sculptor's medium, perhaps

22: Postage meter unit

23: Not inclined to believe

25: Pita filler

26: Shellfish selection
Down
1: Spread, as gossip

2: Remote room?

3: Dryness when speaking

4: Sedimentary rock

5: CandW's Travis

6: Conflicting flavors

7: Parlor artwork

11: Working

12: Prohibition-era fixtures

15: Nutty Professor's ice cream preference?

16: Spoof

19: Smartens (up)

21: Profit

24: Casual top




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