Crossword for Sun, 31/Dec/2006

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Across
1: The act of turning up, loosening, or removing earth.

5: Singular of pimentos

7: A motor hotel.

8: The more he lied, the longer his nose grew.

10: A state of difficulty that needs to be resolved.

13: Synonym of 'nonsense'

15: Bar recyclable

16: Synonym of 'obstacle'

17: Barhopping

18: A vortex of air rising into a cloud.

19: Opposite of allies

20: Threatening flies

22: Traditional English holiday pastries

26: For company

28: Silky-coated pooch

29: Saddle horns
Down
1: Block

2: Opposite of give

3: Running a fever

4: Bush league, briefly

5: When a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat.

6: Math degree?

9: Not the same one or ones.

11: Synonym of 'behave'

12: Thirty of these make up a half hour.

13: Synonym of 'surroundings'

14: Zoo's are full of these.

17: Early hr.

21: NCOs two levels above cpl.

23: PBS funder

24: Synonym of 'sick'

25: Bribe

26: 'We __ to please'

27: Married




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