Crossword puzzle for December 16, 2001

ACROSS
1. Type of palm tree
6. ____-a-brac
10. Kill
14. Give a speech
15. Lion sound
16. Solitary
17. Genus for spruce trees
18. Natives of northern Japan
19. Acorn-bearing trees
20. Contemptuous
22. Quality of character
24. Noble gas used in signs
25. Embarrasses
26. ______an = method of giving birth
29. Sediment or scum
30. Upper angle between a leaf and stem
31. Most tall and thin
37. Name of a book or movie
39. John Lennon's widow
40. Provide with
41. Director of New Amsterdam Peter __________ (1592-1672)
44. Flowerless plant
45. Always
46. City in Florida
48. Beach houses
52. Fine delicate fabric
53. Spies or investigators
54. Colonists
58. Nautical mooring post
59. Go within
61. Potato state
62. Jai ____, sport
63. Artery
64. Not one single time
65. Fewer
66. Biblical prophet
67. Outstanding

DOWN

1. Hits
2. Singer ____ Clapton
3. ____ Bell (fast food chain)
4. Forever
5. More thin
6. Wife of Hitler Eva _____
7. Turbulence or agitation
8. 007 creator ___ Fleming
9. Broken into very small pieces (cooking)
10. Narrow openings
11. Reluctant
12. Foot joint
13. Affirmatives 21. Enemies
23. Bird of prey
25. River forming the southern boundary of Biblical Israel
26. Felines
27. Way out
28. In ____ = in the original place
29. Monetary unit of Yugoslavia
32. Sits for a photgrapher or painter
33. Baseman
34. Biblical garden
35. Certain
36. 10 10 10
38. Occurrence 42. Not forthcoming
43. Not this
47. Temporarily filling in a position
48. Political clique
49. Nimble
50. Pre-release versions of software
51. People who are opposed
52. _____rdo da Vinci
54. Mix
55. Overhang of a roof
56. South American flightless bird
57. Separate by type or kind
60. French for "Nose"

Crossword

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Crosswords for December 2001

ACROSS 1. Type of palm tree 6. ____-a-brac 10. Kill 14. Give a speech 15. Lion sound 16. Solitary 17. Genus for spruce trees 18. Natives of northern Japan 19. Acorn-bearing trees 20. Contemptuous 22. Quality of character 24. Noble gas used in signs 25. Embarrasses 26. ______an = method of giving birth 29. Sediment or scum 30. Upper angle between a leaf and stem 31. Most tall and thin 37. Name of a book or movie 39. John Lennon's widow 40. Provide with 41. Director of New Amsterdam Peter __________ (1592-1672) 44. Flowerless plant 45. Always 46. City in Florida 48. Beach houses 52. Fine delicate fabric 53. Spies or investigators 54. Colonists 58. Nautical mooring post 59. Go within 61. Potato state 62. Jai ____, sport 63. Artery 64. Not one single time 65. Fewer 66. Biblical prophet 67. Outstanding
	DOWN
	1. Hits 2. Singer ____ Clapton 3. ____ Bell (fast food chain) 4. Forever 5. More thin 6. Wife of Hitler Eva _____ 7. Turbulence or agitation 8. 007 creator ___ Fleming 9. Broken into very small pieces (cooking) 10. Narrow openings 11. Reluctant 12. Foot joint 13. Affirmatives	21. Enemies 23. Bird of prey 25. River forming the southern boundary of Biblical Israel 26. Felines 27. Way out 28. In ____ = in the original place 29. Monetary unit of Yugoslavia 32. Sits for a photgrapher or painter 33. Baseman 34. Biblical garden 35. Certain 36. 10 10 10 38. Occurrence	42. Not forthcoming 43. Not this 47. Temporarily filling in a position 48. Political clique 49. Nimble 50. Pre-release versions of software 51. People who are opposed 52. _____rdo da Vinci 54. Mix 55. Overhang of a roof 56. South American flightless bird 57. Separate by type or kind 60. French for "Nose"