Crossword puzzle for December 6, 2001 |
ACROSS 1. Shows (archaic) 6. Protective ditch 10. Opera set in Egypt 14. Weird 15. Inactive 16. Sediment 17. _____-cross 18. Residues 19. Den 20. Musical compositions for keyboard instruments 22. Fly that transmits sleeping sickness 24. Portent 25. Highest authority 26. Abolitionist Republican senator Charles ______ (1811-1874) 29. Soft drink 30. Inventor of the safety elevator 31. Device to examine very small objects 37. Transmission of sound 39. Late summer month (abbrev.) 40. Type of tooth 41. Whatchamacallit 44. A short skirt 45. Place of Napoleon's exile 46. Rest 48. Kitchens 52. Grain storage building 53. If not 54. Choice 58. Break 59. Former Arabian king 61. Discoverer of radium Marie _____ 62. Hour of the day 63. Goddess of the earth (Norse mythology) 64. Presses 65. Burn 66. Observed 67. Canvas dwellings |
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1. Religious denomination 2. Protagonist 3. Singer ____ Clapton 4. Dairy state 5. "Open ______" 6. City in Italy 7. Lyric poems 8. Beer 9. Ancient Roman siege device 10. Austrian psychiatrist Alfred _____ (1870-1937) 11. Angry 12. Reasoned belief in a god 13. Consent 21. Length of time in office |
23. Muscle twitch 25. Italian for "Sorghum" 26. Separate or classify 27. Southwestern state 28. French for "Noon" 29. Diving equipment 32. Metrical feet 33. Tranquil manner 34. Highly-seasoned dish 35. Cooking utensils 36. Great Lake 38. S-shaped curves in molding |
42. Latin name for a mythical king of Ithaca 43. ____-a-brac 47. Draw out a response 48. Strong blasts of wind 49. Little Orphan _____ 50. South American beast of burden 51. Person who is shunned 52. Style of car 54. Fellow 55. Ferrous 56. ____ment = salve or balm 57. Loch ____ monster 60. Metric unit of area |
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