Crossword for Mon, 31/Mar/2008

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Across
1: Office fastener

6: Tall story?

9: Florence Nightingale, e.g.

10: Before, a long time ago

11: At attention

12: Insincere ladies' men

14: Grayish-fawn

16: New hire

18: Telephone riggers

20: A great quantity are from California

23: Scot-free

24: Unsuitable

25: Peyton Manning target

27: Seventh heaven

28: Also-ran

29: Masseur's concern

Down
1: Festive centerpiece

2: Layered dessert

3: School of the future?

4: A white one is small

5: Rhymester

6: Sorted alphabetically (like this puzzle's clues)

7: Betrayal of country

8: Writes up

13: Heat-of-the-moment determiner

15: '___ Star' (Seal song)

17: Bacon and others

19: Tropical beverages

21: Lennon classic

22: Dentist's tool

26: Remote room?

27: Spelling competition





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