USA Today 03/21/00 "A HARD PLACE" By Charles Preston
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a, 1 ,Peter or Paul
a, 5 ,The Georgia Peach
a, 9 ,Beany Babies  perhaps?
a, 14 ,Eight: prefix
a, 15 ,Irish Rose.s lover
a, 16 ,Hulk of wrestling fame
a, 17 ,Spy Hari
a, 18 ,Country singer McEntire
a, 19 ,Public opinion
a, 20 ,It.s said those who kiss it are blessed
a, 23 ,Shopping forays
a, 24 ,Pique
a, 25 ,Gun the motor
a, 28 ,Tablet of hieroglyphics
a, 32 ,Equipment for  The Wallflowers 
a, 35 ,Fiery fiddler
a, 36 ,___ beaver
a, 37 ,Pasternak heroine
a, 39 ,Descents
a, 42 ,Amethyst and tourmaline
a, 43 ,Scoring 100 on an exam
a, 45 ,Roger Bannister broke it
a, 47 ,The Catcher in the ___ 
a, 48 ,Sherlock Holmes adventure
a, 52 ,Have markers out
a, 53 ,Cheer for Manolete
a, 54 ,Broken engagement
a, 58 ,Jann Wenner.s magazine
a, 61 ,Capital on the Willamette River
a, 64 ,Dagger of yore
a, 65 ,To ___: perfectly
a, 66 ,Actress Dunne
a, 67 ,River to the Baltic
a, 68 ,Furniture wood
a, 69 ,1994 Keanu Reeves film
a, 70 ,Indicates approval
a, 71 ,Building additions
d, 1 ,Final resting places
d, 2 ,Sell a Super Bowl ticket  perhaps?
d, 3 ,Rose fragrance
d, 4 ,Lion  at times
d, 5 ,Showed affection
d, 6 ,Go along with
d, 7 ,Baby gear
d, 8 ,Scram!
d, 9 ,Takeout order
d, 10 ,The Eternal City
d, 11 ,Turkish bigwig
d, 12 ,Sharp turn
d, 13 ,Wind dir.
d, 21 ,Las Vegas gas
d, 22 ,Are you a man ___ mouse?
d, 25 ,Jolly ___
d, 26 ,Axis  to the Allies
d, 27 ,Stanza
d, 29 ,Blow it
d, 30 ,Restaurateur Shor
d, 31 ,Playground game
d, 32 ,Battle of 1836
d, 33 ,Amazon parrot
d, 34 ,Gold medal
d, 38 ,Santa ___
d, 40 ,Perennial presidential candidate Paulsen
d, 41 ,Parasites
d, 44 ,Poised for success
d, 46 ,Seth.s son
d, 49 ,Ailing
d, 50 ,Move by 16 Across
d, 51 ,Scarsdale home
d, 55 ,Arthur Hailey novel
d, 56 ,Shaquille
d, 57 ,Days and days
d, 58 ,Director Claire
d, 59 ,___-European
d, 60 ,Requirement
d, 61 ,Bro kin
d, 62 ,Dada pioneer
d, 63 ,Spike or Bruce