Crossword for Tue, 7/Nov/2006

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Across
2: Basic top

4: Synonym of 'copy'

9: Corvine comment

10: On certain occasions but not always.

11: Opposite of peace

13: Author of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

14: Writers, artists and movie-makers can only speculate about this physical attribute of dinosaurs.

16: Opposite of good

19: TLC givers

20: Lerner's partner

21: A traveler riding in a vehicle but not operating it.

23: A diagrammatic representation of a part of the earth's surface.

24: Terminate; do away with.

25: 'Thrilla in Manila' victor

26: Synonym of 'fatal'

27: Pop the question
Down
1: Antonym of forwards.

2: Hauling something by means of a hitch or rope.

3: Red dye used in a biology lab

5: Eventually turns into a butterfly.

6: Permanent

7: Some AOL missives

8: Synonym of 'slight'

12: Kitchen gadget

13: Quip, part 2

15: Attending to or alert for sound.

17: Rhymes with 'stream'

18: Vichy attraction

21: Suffix with cyto-

22: A enclosed playing area where sports events take place.

24: Sushi option

25: Critter-crammed craft




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