Cliffs, Fiscal and otherwise

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R

Across

Oscar-winner Cliff
"The Big Red Dog" in children's books
Job for Cliff Clavin
Playwright Clifford
White cliffs locale
Another side of debt equation
Near their expiration date (3 words)
First resort for cliff diving
Crutch for many a college student
Jumping off the cliff would lower this
Term for automatic spending cuts
The "B" in CBO
Cliff-threatened department

Down

Debt Commission partner of Bowles
LBJ Secretary of State Clifford
Needs constant raising (2 words)
Author and hoaxer Clifford
Coined the term "Fiscal Cliff"
Played Dr. Cliff Huxtable
Wisecracking comic strip cat
Position for Cliff Lee
Story with a thrilling ending
GOP's cliff front man
One side of debt equation

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