Sending a crossword gimmick the wrong way
By MATT JONES | July 26, 2006
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1 Skip class
6 Prepares pretzels
11 First part of an incomplete stepquote by Rudyard Kipling
14 Milo who played Supreme Court Chief Justice on "The West Wing"
15 Oil change unit
16 That, in Tijuana
17 Frank Zappa album "Burnt ___ Sandwich"
18 College junior, say
20 It may be out on a limb
21 Went after the worm
22 Author of a book "As Dictated to Barbara Bush"
23 Pumbaa's cartoon buddy
25 Part 3 of stepquote
26 Late stage actress Hagen
28 Paper contents
30 Certain Muslim
32 ___ & Telescope magazine
33 Do what Bob Barker reminds us to do to our pets
37 Rakes in
38 Part 5 of stepquote
39 Creeping you out
40 Frisbee, to pros
41 Blackberry, e.g.
42 Covered with red ink
43 Climb back up again
46 "Little ol' me?"
47 Part 7 of stepquote
48 America, cheesily
50 Completely wrong
52 Do something
53 Couple, in the tabloids
56 Tiny European bird
58 Not real subtle
59 Noted visitor from the planet Melmac
60 Complete
61 ___ man argument
62 Part 9 of stepquote
63 "The Cider House Rules" director Hallstrom
64 Throat-clearing noises | Down
1 With 3-down, words that should go at the end of the stepquote
2 "Got it"
3 See 1-down
4 Opening for meter or grade
5 Silo store
6 Look without sunglasses
7 Parental sister
8 Wee little guy
9 All shaking and stuff
10 Bowling or baseball term
11 Part 2 of stepquote
12 Lou's "La Bamba" costar
13 Lymph ___
19 Made one's lips all shiny
21 Make sleep
24 Wrestler's spots
25 Part 4 of stepquote
26 Auto designation
27 Cuisine that includes pad see ew
29 Mizrahi who groped Scarlett Johansson's breast at the 2006 Golden Globes
31 Hipster set
34 Like some ejaculations
35 Sony line of robotic pets
36 He's abominable
38 Part 6 of stepquote
39 Prefix for morph or skeletal
41 Type of instrumental piece popularized by J.S. Bach
42 Part of MIT
44 Something nice to look at
45 Game that uses 24 cards
47 Part 8 of stepquote
49 Colin who played the dad in "Nanny McPhee"
50 "She's quite ___!"
51 Do nothing
52 "Pocket rockets," in Texas Hold 'Em
54 Big cheese in Holland
55 Tiny kitty noises
57 Some Bible versions: abbr.
58 Miss., Ala., etc., once |
©2006 Jonesin' Crosswords (editor@jonesincrosswords.com)
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