Crosswords/2005/February/6

February 6, 2005

Quick crossword
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 * 3. Body component (5)
 * 8. Aircraft manufacturer (6)
 * 9. Ancient source of advice and wisdom (6)
 * 10. Paper counting units (5)
 * 11. Wrestle during football (6)
 * 13. Stepped on (4)
 * 14. 2004-5 war led by USA on ______ (6)
 * 15. Unrequited lover, secret _______ (7)
 * 17. Force out (4)
 * 20. Mother's brother (5)
 * 23. Agreed end to conflict (5)
 * 24. Hotel aimed for car drivers (6)
 * 25. Rotating machine component (5)
 * 27. By repetition (4)
 * 30. Educational institution (7)
 * 33. Need for drink (5)
 * 34. Draw by cutting into surface (4)
 * 35. Not susceptible (6)
 * 37. Graphical user interface elements (5)
 * 38. Rainbow colour (6)
 * 39. Exhalation (6)
 * 40. Synthetic fabric (5)
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Down
Answers tomorrow.
 * 1. One habitually afraid (6)
 * 2. Basin (4)
 * 3. Monster (4)
 * 4. Type of accent (5)
 * 5. Hole in nose (7)
 * 6. Cuban leader (6)
 * 7. Arm joints (6)
 * 12. Pantry (6)
 * 14. Relying on someone's truthfulness (5)
 * 15. Change (5)
 * 16. Lose body covering (5)
 * 18. Undo eg ribbon, string (5)
 * 19. Running total (5)
 * 21. Gold purity measure (5)
 * 22. Preserve corpse (6)
 * 26. Personal view (7)
 * 28. Petrol component, measure of performance (6)
 * 29. Foreign (6)
 * 31. Small, unit of time (6)
 * 33. Canister used for winding upon (5)
 * 35. Book numbering scheme (abbrev.) (4)
 * 36. Gathering (4)
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