USA Today 03/16/00 "BLOOMING BANTER" By Charles Preston
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a, 1 ,Fearsome fellow
a, 5 ,___ spumante
a, 9 ,Staying power
a, 14 ,Variegated
a, 15 ,Goatee.s place
a, 16 ,Wipe out
a, 17 ,Cheese  e.g.
a, 18 ,Place kicker Benirschke
a, 19 ,Union demand
a, 20 ,Cowardly
a, 23 ,Man-to-be
a, 24 ,Citrus drink
a, 25 ,Grandmother  to Caesar
a, 27 ,Dijon dance
a, 31 , ___ Shuffle 
a, 33 ,Chesapeake catch
a, 37 ,Spain and Portugal
a, 39 ,Zero
a, 40 ,Roller coaster  e.g.
a, 41 ,Shy one
a, 44 ,The m in MSG
a, 45 ,Indignation
a, 46 ,Ford flops
a, 47 ,Not written
a, 48 ,Quicksand
a, 50 ,Test format
a, 51 ,Subsides
a, 53 ,Health heaven
a, 55 ,Wander about
a, 58 ,Optimistic
a, 64 ,Court excuse
a, 66 ,1982 video game file
a, 67 ,Police squad
a, 68 ,Had a crush on
a, 69 ,Home of Michael Collins
a, 70 ,Flu symptom
a, 71 ,Put into words
a, 72 ,National League team
a, 73 , Norma Rae  machine
d, 1 ,Moonstone
d, 2 , I Remember It Well  musical
d, 3 ,Fishing gear
d, 4 ,Countercurrent
d, 5 ,Bitter
d, 6 ,Toolshed item
d, 7 ,Mah-jongg piece
d, 8 ,Beneath one.s dignity
d, 9 , Rigoletto  composer
d, 10 ,Retirement fund  for short
d, 11 ,Sprinter Devers
d, 12 ,Ribs: L
d, 13 ,Bamboo  e.g.
d, 21 ,What Mr. Chips taught
d, 22 ,Develop
d, 26 ,Puzzle direction
d, 27 ,Doohickey
d, 28 ,Dislike
d, 29 ,Clint.s  High Plains Drifter  co-star
d, 30 ,Crow.s cousin
d, 32 ,Type of tube
d, 34 ,Rubs the wrong way
d, 35 ,___ Rogers St. Johns
d, 36 ,Harold Robbin novel  with  The 
d, 38 ,Arm position
d, 42 ,Florist.s leftover
d, 43 ,Best
d, 49 ,Prom partner
d, 52 ,Marriage participant
d, 54 ,Johnnycakes
d, 55 ,Line dancers
d, 56 ,Oodles
d, 57 ,Kiri Te Kanawa  e.g.
d, 59 ,Sandusky sight
d, 60 ,Ellipse
d, 61 ,Wealthy  in East LA
d, 62 ,Canyon effect
d, 63 ,Reckon
d, 65 ,Lay it on the line