Crossword for Tue, 4/Mar/2008

1
 
2
 
3
 
4
 
5
 
6
 
7
 
8
 
9
 
10
 
11
 
12
 
13
 
14
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25
 
26
 
27
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29
 
30
 
31
 
32
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
33
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
34
 
 
 
 
 
35
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
36
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
37
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
38
 
 
 
 
 
39
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
40
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
41
 
 
 
 
 
42
 
43
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
44
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
45
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
46
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
47
 
48
 
49
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
50
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
51
 
52
 
53
 
54
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
55
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
56
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
57
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
58
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
59
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
60
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
61
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
62
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Across
1: Silly pair?

5: Sleeveless garment

9: Religious rationalist

14: Mukluk, e.g.

15: Sworn statement

16: Weariness

17: Scottish hillside

18: Waiter's tote

19: More than reprimanded

20: In a calm way

22: Symbol of slovenliness

23: Colorful parrot

24: Aromatic salve

25: Indulgent spells

28: Lets go

32: Royal family VIPs

33: Tree trunk

34: 'Hee ___'

35: Night birds

36: Mares' offspring

37: Sprawling narrative

38: Slim swimmer

39: Unaccompanied

40: In a reserved way

41: Congressional assemblies

44: Tries to tag, maybe

45: Lions and Tigers and Bears

46: 'Far out!'

47: 'Out of Africa,' for one

50: Dilapidated

54: They're often preheated

55: Bracelet bit

56: Skunk's funk

57: Spree

58: Besides

59: Heavy book

60: Swings around

61: Campbell of country music

62: Delight, as a comedy club crowd

Down
1: Reduces in intensity

2: Old wives' tales and such

3: Put ammo into

4: Diamond thieves?

5: Electorate

6: Ahead of schedule

7: Hang around

8: 'Friendly' pronoun

9: Tarnish, as a reputation

10: Inscrutable sort

11: Roadside stops

12: Fat on the bird feeder

13: Neat as a pin

21: Corn-growing regions

22: Fence pickets

24: Ball bigwig

25: Footwear

26: New World flycatcher

27: Small brooks

28: Horses of a certain color

29: Revolutionary rebel Daniel

30: High-ranking Boy Scout

31: Convinces

33: Timely blessings

36: Knock down

37: Gourmet onions

40: Loafer, for instance

42: Water soaker-upper

43: Rainbows

44: Beef ___ bleu

46: Stop

47: Unruly crowds

48: 'Touch of ___' (Welles film)

49: MaƮtre d's offering

50: Farmer's hangout, in a children's song

51: Object of pagan worship

52: State of unconsciousness

53: Deuce topper

55: Brown paper container





Solution (Reversed)
T
S
I
E
D
T
S
E
V
S
L
L
E
I
U
N
N
E
H
T
A
O
T
O
O
B
D
E
N
I
F
Y
A
R
T
E
A
R
B
Y
T
S
G
I
P
Y
L
E
T
A
D
E
S
M
L
A
B
Y
R
O
L
S
E
S
A
E
L
E
R
S
E
E
R
P
S
W
A
H
E
L
O
B
S
R
I
E
H
A
G
A
S
S
L
A
O
F
S
L
W
O
Y
L
Y
H
S
E
N
O
L
L
E
E
S
E
S
A
H
C
S
N
O
I
S
S
E
S
L
O
O
C
S
O
R
P
T
C
I
L
E
R
E
D
R
I
O
M
E
M
R
O
D
O
D
A
E
B
S
N
E
V
O
E
M
O
T
O
S
L
A
E
G
N
I
B
Y
A
L
S
N
E
L
G
S
E
U
L
S