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SOLUTION TO LAST WEEK’S PUZZLE
3/30/08
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ACROSS 1. Prominent grocery chain 4. First name on stage at Woodstock 8. Sign of affection 14. “I pity the fool” speaker 15. “____ Story” (2007 Jenna Bush book) 16. Woman with a degree 17. What a bathroom scale measures whenever dad gets on it? 19. Force 20. Its last mission was #17 21. Not duped by 23. Allow 24. Corpus ____, Texas 26. Give a gratuity to a recent Nobel Peace Prize winner? 28. “Bad!” sounds 29. Medical research org. 31. Yesterday: Sp. 32. Eleanor’s successor 34. Autumn blooms 36. A duo greatly admired by a pro-choice film buff? 39. “Marvelous” Marvin of boxing 41. Home of Iowa State University 42. Ending with peek or bug 43. It’s no soft serve 44. They can be hot or cold 48. Derelict’s harvesting yield? 51. Its two orbiting satellites are nicknamed “Rock” and “Roll” 54. “This ____ test” 55. Writes on a cake 57. Moon of Jupiter 58. Soldier’s headgear 60. Exotic dancer ... or a hint to this puzzle’s theme 62. Do the Wright thing 63. Ja’s opposite 64. Lao-____ 65. Rip into 66. HS exams 67. Regular: Abbr.
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