Crossword for Sat, 31/Dec/2011

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Across
2: SWAT team specialists

9: Good judgment

11: Temple student

12: Takeoff experts

13: Palindromic preposition

14: Place to haggle

17: Siamese or Persian

18: Like a fiddle?

19: Formulaic writing

21: Wrap up

23: More loaded

26: Used a spade

27: Working

28: Change
Down
1: Kudos

3: 'You must have grown ___!'

4: Tough nut to crack

5: Sign of agreement

6: Ignore the alarm

7: Be a ham

8: Conspicuous

10: Aquatic rodent

15: Air coach passenger's lack

16: Sponsored pirate

17: Dismay

18: Personal liberty

20: Soldier's shoulder piece

22: 'Savvy?'

24: Landfill load

25: Prestigious schools, informally




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