USA Today 04/10/00 "DESPERATION" By Charles Preston
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a, 1 ,Press for details 
a, 5 ,Bonus  for short
a, 9 ,Slow  musically
a, 14 ,Befuddled
a, 15 ,Bread spread
a, 16 ,Liner type
a, 17 ,Capone.s nemesis
a, 18 ,Scorch with a torch
a, 19 ,Mount the stump
a, 20 ,Radical actions
a, 23 ,Maintain
a, 24 ,Ditto
a, 25 ,Cobra.s kin
a, 27 ,Whole
a, 32 ,Legitimate
a, 36 ,An eternity
a, 39 ,Bassoon.s cousin
a, 40 ,No holds barred
a, 43 ,Dance move
a, 44 ,For fear that
a, 45 ,Certain currents
a, 46 ,Gauzy paper
a, 48 ,Grain seed
a, 50 ,A followers
a, 53 ,Hose alternative
a, 58 ,Whatever works
a, 63 ,Author Ingalls Wilder
a, 64 ,Foil  for example
a, 65 ,Competent
a, 66 ,Screeching baby?
a, 67 ,Arias
a, 68 ,Flat fish
a, 69 ,Caliber
a, 70 ,Leif.s sire
a, 71 ,Attention-getting sound
d, 1 ,Black and white mammal
d, 2 ,Advantage-takers
d, 3 ,Flat-topped rises
d, 4 ,Old hat
d, 5 ,Presupposes
d, 6 ,Pwr. supply
d, 7 ,Paper units
d, 8 ,Divided land
d, 9 ,Give some slack
d, 10 ,Stocking shade
d, 11 ,Close
d, 12 ,London gallery
d, 13 ,Wallet bills
d, 21 ,Wall Street transaction
d, 22 ,Protein acid
d, 26 ,Window feature
d, 28 , Beloved  author Morrison
d, 29 ,Retired for the night
d, 30 ,Dunce cap shape
d, 31 ,Dries hay
d, 32 ,Gargantuan
d, 33 ,Con
d, 34 ,Soap-making ingredients
d, 35 ,Rascals
d, 37 ,Snaking curve
d, 38 ,Bismarck
d, 41 ,Smart finish
d, 42 ,Silverstein.s  A Light in the ___ 
d, 47 ,German subs
d, 49 ,Not the usual
d, 51 ,Use a divining rod
d, 52 ,Blooper
d, 54 ,Understand
d, 55 ,Drifters
d, 56 ,Highway expenses
d, 57 ,Trapshooting target
d, 58 ,Coalition
d, 59 ,Ship.s small boat
d, 60 ,Island dance
d, 61 ,Smelter.s fodder
d, 62 ,Java.s neighbor