Crossword puzzle for December 20, 2001



ACROSS
1. Persian kings
6. A length of drapery
10. Beat with a whip
14. "Plane driver"
15. Ripped
16. Long operatic solo
17. Angry
18. Consumes
19. New York baseball team
20. Stretched to dry
22. Small drinking vessel
24. Style or grace
25. Glass vessel with a long neck
26. Possessing needle-like growths
29. Sophomore (abbrev.)
30. Pole
31. Pertaining to the sacrum and ilium
37. Protective metal covering of a tank
39. Individual Retirement Account
40. Movie producer/director _____ Ponti
41. Eating establishment
44. Boat pole
45. Separate and distinct piece of news
46. Large one-horned animals
48. Acquire by absorption
52. French for "Well"
53. Small church sanctuary
54. Rich, woven fabrics
58. Grab
59. Notion
61. Coral island
62. Gulf in the Arabian Sea
63. Breach of duty under law
64. Anxious
65. Fewer
66. Units of Japanese currency
67. Formed a border

DOWN
1. Rod for skewering meat
2. Employ
3. Actor ____ Alda
4. A southern African people
5. Irish playwright Sir Richard ______ (1672-1729)
6. Dutch for "Pebble"
7. Plant yielding blue dye
8. Product of human creativity
9. Nazi secret police
10. Former Supreme Court justice Joseph R. _____ (1857-1916)
11. Genus of betel palm
12. Position
13. Hinged metal clasps
21. Units of radiation
23. Set of moral principles
25. "Happy Days" actress Erin _____
26. Box
27. Minute opening
28. Doctrines
29. Leave quickly
32. Buenos _____, Argentina
33. Layered with protective plastic
34. Modern-day Persia
35. As well
36. Temporary canvas beds
38. Put into a higher position
42. Power, water, or gas
43. Threesome
47. Goddess of magic (Greek mythology)
48. Base 8 number system
49. Shelter from the sun
50. Creates or manufactures
51. "Uncloses"
52. Ill-behaved people
54. Capital of Switzerland
55. Currency of Viet Nam
56. Consequence
57. Sleigh
60. Female deer


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