A freestyle vocabulary mix  
By MATT JONES  |  June 29, 2011
 
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| Across 1 Convoluted beyond common sense
 13 Former member of Congress
 14 They fly throughout the U.K. (not to be confused with the American carrier)
 15 Govt. program that backs school grants
 16 ___ Solo
 17 Mauna ___ Observatory
 18 Bierce who wrote "The Devil's Dictionary"
 20 Louvre Pyramid architect I.M.
 21 Zero, on some scorecards
 24 Line up the crosshairs again
 25 "Shoot!"
 26 First name in "The Last King of Scotland"
 27 Amphibian who used to have a "Wild Ride" at Disneyland
 29 Olympics chant
 30 ___-Xers
 31 Corked item. maybe
 32 It may range from beach castles to Buddhist mandalas
 35 "Ni ___!" (Hello, in China)
 36 French vacation spot, maybe
 37 TV "Science Guy" Bill
 38 "___ never work"
 40 CEO, in general: abbr.
 41 Console that included Super Mario World, for short
 42 Borden's spokescow
 43 Make eggs
 44 Abbreviated single on Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album
 45 It's mainly done with the fingers
 47 Rubbery Nickelodeon toy substance of the 1990s
 48 Sparks of "Queer As Folk"
 49 Cash dispenser
 50 Cameroon, Mozambique, et al.
 56 Teacher's request to prevent blurting out
 57 Items that line baby's crib
 | Down 1 Short reply?
 2 One of the U.S. Virgin Islands
 3 Some butters in lotions
 4 Carried
 5 Gothic novelist Radcliffe
 6 "Later," in some text messages
 7 Place to get Squishees
 8 "___ the Money"
 9 Former sound system company
 10 Genetic messenger material
 11 Susan of "The Partridge Family"
 12 Sophs, two years later
 13 It's got a little charge in it
 14 "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" character
 15 Government policy tool for agriculture
 19 Duran Duran album of 1982
 20 "El Condor ___"
 21 Alarm clock setting
 22 Pie-in-the-sky types
 23 Tile alternative
 25 Surfer guys
 28 He played Hans Christian Andersen
 33 No, to Nikita
 34 It starts during the Trojan War
 39 ___ carte
 41 Rubber band for braces adjustment
 45 Like some cheddar
 46 Yoga variety
 47 Crux
 50 Pitcher's asset
 51 Gp. with plane dealings?
 52 Dye brand in the drug store
 53 P.O. boxes, e.g.
 54 Sorority letters
 55 Turn-___ (centerfold's likes)
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