Crossword puzzle for February 24, 2004 |
ACROSS 1. Adhesive strip 5. Dance step 8. Portent 12. Mid-month days 13. The sound of a hen 15. Expunge 16. Brown seaweed 17. A long-necked wading bird 18. French for "State" 19. Makes fearful 22. Autonomic Nervous System 23. What we breathe 24. Anagram of "Real" 26. Bell tower 29. JFK's assassin 31. Precious stone 32. Gasoline or naphtha, for example 34. Mist or drizzle 36. A Semitic people 38. A hymn of praise 40. District 41. Relating to punishment 43. Majestic 45. Prevent from speaking 46. Forbidden subjects 48. A name derived from the name of a person 50. Group 51. Writer/poet Edgar Allan ___ (1809-1849) 52. 7 in Roman numerals 54. A 16th century skirt hoop 61. A member of the lily family 63. A Great Lake 64. Eager 65. Connection 66. In accompaniment 67. "____ the line" = conformed under pressure 68. Lack of difficulty 69. Center of a hurricane 70. Prefix indicating "Within" |
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1. Polynesian amulet 2. City in Yemen 3. Hide 4. The act of detecting something 5. Appealed earnestly 6. Subtle emanation 7. An inhabitant of the northern part of the island of Great Britain 8. A lyric poem 9. The science of metals 10. Style or grace 11. Meshes 13. Twitter 14. Leg joints |
20. A state of annoyance 21. Wood-cutting tools 25. Avatar of Vishnu 26. A hat with no brim or bill 27. Emissions 28. Periods of time 29. A tributary of the Missouri River 30. Night-time fantasy 31. An empty space between things 33. Away from the wind 35. Small piece of cloth 37. Baseball great ____ Ruth 39. Having a short sleep |
42. A unit of bread 44. Large diving bird 47. City in Nebraska 49. Contradict 52. Valley 53. Latin for "Flanks" 55. Law 56. "Helen of ____" 57. Sharpen 58. A river in England 59. Told an untruth 60. Edible starchy root of taro plants 62. Supplement with difficulty |
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