Crossword for Thu, 25/Dec/2008

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Across
1: Man on a mission

6: Sign of healing

10: Cat's eye, sometimes

14: Gold, chemically speaking

15: Root beer alternative

16: Mr. Peanut accessory

17: Chessboard deadlocks

19: Last word in prayer

20: Less loaded

21: Deck basecoats

23: Paraphernalia

25: Tend to the turkey

26: Scalawag's confederate

32: Viva voce

33: Joseph had one of many colors

34: Idol worshiper

37: St. Louis gridders

38: Drops

40: Either of the racing Earnhardts

41: Nurse, as a zombie

42: Finder's cries

43: Post-skiing beverage, for some

44: One who knows the score

47: King or queen

50: Word after union or comparison

51: Spiny anteater

54: Tuition classification

59: Comportment

60: Type of flu

62: Reserved parking space, e.g.

63: Neck wraps

64: Smart guy

65: Deuce topper

66: Blue funk

67: Witches' brew beasties
Down
1: Quarterback's call

2: Mercury or Saturn

3: Ho-hum

4: Have the final say

5: Developed

6: Ancient Egyptian amulet

7: Portable bed

8: Microbrewery offerings

9: Pyramid bottom

10: Graduated

11: Fabrics with metallic threads

12: Slow to act

13: On pins and needles

18: Bump into

22: Assist larcenously

24: Bigots

26: They often clog the major arteries

27: Jai ___

28: Play like a puppy

29: Boil fluid

30: Tricked

31: Brake neighbor

34: It's true

35: Burn soother

36: Warm, in a sense

38: 'What have we here?'

39: Spoil

40: Fancy affairs

42: Mocked by imitating

43: It moves tape through a machine

44: Classic toy

45: Most withdrawn

46: Jailbirds

47: Dangle a carrot in front of

48: Less friendly

49: 'Ta-da!'

52: Points

53: In the near future

55: Scrabble letter

56: Freshly

57: Ambassador's forte

58: Wapiti

61: Mai ___




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