Crossword puzzle for December 19, 2000 |
ACROSS 1. Location 6. Shut forcefully 10. Destroy utterly 14. Charges for use 15. South American tree 16. Style 17. Regions 18. US writer James ____ (1909-1955) 19. Covered with gold 20. Pertaining to sex 22. Someone involved in the sale of persons 24. Colored 25. Brother of Cleopatra 26. Swallow 29. Confident 30. Smoky dirt 31. Most sacred 37. Detest 39. ___ Vegas 40. For emergency use 41. Strived 44. Arabian sultanate 45. 16th century German calligrapher 46. Receive as adequate 48. Soothe or console 52. Roman god of love 53. Genus of certain aromatic plants 54. Making restitution 58. Grain from swamp grass 59. A Hindu caste 61. Mist 62. Ripped 63. Queen of Carthage in Virgil's "Aeneid" 64. Hamlet or village (Middle English) 65. Son of Seth (Bible) 66. City in Yemen 67. Grinds or buffs |
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1. Parent-Teacher associations 2. Accumulated fact or tradition 3. Writer ____ Haley 4. Actress ________ Colbert 5. Academic compositions 6. Burn with hot liquid 7. As a suffix, the science or study of 8. Expert 9. A master of music 10. Magnificent 11. Not extinct or inactive 12. Site of the witchcraft trials of 1692 |
13. Way in 21. Allows 23. Finely grained silt or dust 25. Small bag to carry money 26. Island 27. Midday 28. Incite or prod 29. Cloth worn around the neck 32. In a high place 33. Writings of questionable authenticity 34. Designation 35. Fecal matter (slang) 36. Temporary canvas dwelling 38. City in Viet Nam |
42. Balcony or enclosed deck 43. Humid or moist 47. Shorelines 48. _____ blanche 49. Constellation near Gemini and Taurus 50. As a prefix, indicates largeness 51. Runs away 52. _____autics = study of flight 54. To be conveyed 55. Ferrous 56. Plants of the genus Valeriana 57. Swindles 60. Assistance |
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