Crossword puzzle for October 15, 2000 |
ACROSS 1. Catch 5. Hates (Scot) 10. Athapaskan language 14. The former ruler of Afghanistan 15. Minor Hebrew prophet 16. By mouth 17. A cylindrical tower used for storing silage 18. Gave punishment 19. One who did it (slang) 20. The world of the dead 22. Lair 23. Two are better than one 24. A great raja 27. Unit of energy (abbrev.) 30. Gave sustenance 31. Leg (slang) 32. A hard steel cutting tool used to cut gears 35. The first event in a series 37. Confederate soldier 38. A large bundle bound for storage or transport 39. Sword handles 40. Golf score 41. Found on most beaches 42. A growth hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland 43. An ugly evil-looking old woman 44. Meats and cheese on French or Italian bread 45. Horse sound 46. Prefix denoting "in a" 47. Airtight sealed metal container for food 48. Collection 49. Divides 52. Usual practice 55. The act of preventing 56. A fencing sword with a v-shaped blade 60. Apron 61. Attired 63. A spongelike cake leavened with yeast 64. Competently 65. Edward _____, author and writer 66. A material object that is worshipped as a god 67. Sew up the eyelids of hawks and falcons 68. Thomas _____, American patriot 69. Spanish baby |
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1. Chop up 2. Type genus of the Amiidae 3. Any of various young herrings 4. Prefatory discourse 5. Hogshead (abbrev.) 6. Wild sheep of northern Africa 7. Serpentine Ridge 8. Not quite an adult 9. Experiencing sorrow 10. Chinese province 11. The chief solid component of mammalian urine 12. Large cat 13. European mountains 21. Wall vaults 23. Pork roast |
25. Of she 26. Stab 27. George Michael _____, actor 28. Keep up 29. A person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right 32. Dangles 33. But goodie 34. Decorate or cover lavishly with gems 36. Last or greatest in an indefinitely large series 37. Annoy 38. The cry made by sheep 40. Conic section 41. Sound units 43. Informed about the latest trends |
44. Head covering 46. A domesticated animal 47. Drive wildly 49. Greek prophetess 50. Spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation 51. Inventor of oral polio vaccine 52. Robert ____, poet 53. A French abbot 54. Secreted by the liver 57. Invited 58. Dark olive black 59. Abnormal breathing 61. Hit 62. River in NE Scotland |
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