Crossword for Fri, 4/May/2007

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Across
2: Professionals who might get your back up?

9: Jukebox choice

10: Do this, then that, then this again

11: NBC?

14: Lovers' rendezvous

15: New convert

16: Gold dealer's unit

18: Who's there, in a bit

19: Demanding

22: Crazy

24: Worth zero

25: Show to be untrustworthy

27: Frighten

29: Change

Down
1: Temporary solution

2: Bounder

3: Wrath

4: Lack of transparency

5: Attendants

6: Popular 'The Price Is Right' prize

7: Part of the pistil

8: Term of endearment

12: Comb

13: In a proficient manner

14: 1982 Hoffman movie

17: Sibling's daughter

18: The screen world

19: Asian lady beetle, for one

20: Challenge for a dry cleaner

21: Mortarboard items

23: Advent

26: Butting bighorn

27: Part of SSS

28: Mule's father





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