Crossword for Wed, 4/Feb/2009

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Across
2: 'Boston Public' figure

9: Tchotchke holder

10: Firm hold

11: Sunblock

12: Certain train car

14: Tell tall tales

16: Impeding burden

18: Explosive concoction

19: Owing, as a debt

20: Passed on

22: Sneaky sorts

26: Part of a holiday phrase

27: Drop off

28: Change
Down
1: Insignificant sort

2: Riser plus tread

3: Follows closely, as a dog

4: Jumped too far

5: Rolls down the runway

6: Reinforced

7: Walkman accessory

8: Puts another way

13: Math term

14: '___ Star' (Seal song)

15: Environmental group functioning as a unit

17: Internet user's concern

21: Sorrow

23: Geography class reference

24: Santa's craftsmen

25: Guitar attachment




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