Published: April 24, 2008 11:37 am            

The Land crossword: April 18-25, 2008

Originally published in the April 18, 2008, print edition.

ACROSS

1. Not yours
4. Lucky four-leafs
9. Wal-, K-, Kwiki-
12. Rude shush, “Shut your ___”
14. Nation sandwiched between Vietnam and Thailand
15. The teacher gave the wayward pupil a ___ across the knuckles with her ruler
16. “Live Free or Die” State
18. Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle ___’s Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly”
20. Fourth note on musical scale
21. A darkening of skin from exposure to the sun
22. Common short form of “Emily”
23. Slang for “no”
25. Enchanter with a Scottish brogue, from “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”
27. A small child
28. Twins Justin Morneau won this award in 2006
29. William Allen ___, the first governor of Alaska
31. An inexpensive, disposable box
34. Width times length
35. Dark-colored fluid ejected by an octopus as a means of defense
36. Norwegian form of “Roger”
37. American model-actress Carol ___
38. Acorn-bearing trees of the genus Quercus
40. Popular adhesive tape made by 3M
42. “I ___ your pain.” - Bill Clinton
44. Greek letter
45. Ancient Egyptian diety of the moon and sea
46. Precursor to skip and a jump
48. Cardinal direction opposite WNW
49. Gold symbol
50. Limb from the shoulder to the wrist
51. Little __ Peep
53. To obtain, purchase or acquire
55. The Volunteer State
56. Party created in 1944, with help from HHH
57. Spade, heart, diamond, club
59. Party created in 1854 by anti-slavery activists
61. Also called lampblack or carbon black
62. Illuminated by sunlight
63. Not difficult

DOWN

1. People of the North Star State
2. The Empire State
3. ___, drink and be merry
5. American rapper __ Cool J
6. A clumsy simpleton
7. Official radio broadcasting service of the feds
8. Spanish for “is”
9. Every ___ for himself
10. Postal abbreviation for U.S. military personnel in the Pacific Ocean region
11. Thirty-ninth governor of Minnesota
13. Pol ___, Cambodian leader who imposed agrarian collectivism
15. 2008: Chinese year of the ___
17. A wizened old woman
19. Device used for capturing sound as electrical signals
21. 2,000 pounds
22. Adam’s mate
24. Japanese poetry in a five-seven-five syllable format
26. Academy Award-winner, “___ of the Penguins”
27. A stick with a flame on one end
28. What B.A. Baracus wears for an undershirt
30. Newport News Shipbuilding (acronym)
32. Kanga’s son, Tigger’s best friend
33. Decorative body modification (slang)
34. Late ’80s sitcom about a furry extraterrestrial
39. Multi-sport organization dedicated to the promotion and development of amateur sports and physical fitness programs
40. Name of a blind pure-bred Chinese Crested hairless dog, three-time winner of the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest
41. Harley
43. French for “east”
45. U.S.-based open-wheel racing series (acronym)
47. Diminutive form of a woman’s name, itself a diminutive form of Margaret
50. Toward the stern of the ship
51. A Big Mac’s has sesame seeds on it
52. The fries that go with that Big Mac are cooked in this
54. A finger’s fellow phalange
56. First note on musical scale
57. Spanish for “his”
58. Element with atomic weight of 22 (abbreviation)
60. The Keystone State

        

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