USA Today 07/26/00 "AND THEY'RE OFF" By Charles Preston
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a, 1 ,Naval emergency vehicle
a, 5 ,Guitar bar
a, 9 ,Scattered seed
a, 14 ,Completed
a, 15 ,A.A. MilneÕs first name
a, 16 ,La Sorbonne  e.g.
a, 17 ,Dish  with out
a, 18 ,Three  squared
a, 19 ,To the point
a, 20 ,Pimlico event
a, 23 ,1982 Jeff Bridges film
a, 24 ,GymnastÕs goal
a, 25 ,Egyptian cobra
a, 28 ,Touch off
a, 31 ,Subway alternative
a, 34 ,Deep pink
a, 36 ,Ohio Northern University city
a, 37 ,She  in Cherbourg
a, 38 ,20 Across is one
a, 42 ,Willy  e.g.
a, 43 ,Drain opener
a, 44 ,Reduced the tension
a, 45 ,Ham holder
a, 46 ,German-Jewish dialect
a, 49 ,Venture
a, 50 ,Otis Campbell  e.g.
a, 51 ,Pianist Peter
a, 53 ,20 Across award
a, 61 ,Moolah
a, 62 ,Inter ___
a, 63 ,FalconÕs feature
a, 64 ,Earth Day month
a, 65 ,Novelist OÕFlaherty
a, 66 , O Patria Mia  singer
a, 67 ,Pager sounds
a, 68 ,Rustic road
a, 69 ,Pick pears
d, 1 ,Easy win
d, 2 ,Declare with confidence
d, 3 ,Wine and dine
d, 4 ,Pick up the tab
d, 5 ,Civil War weapon
d, 6 ,UFO crew
d, 7 ,Partner of pots
d, 8 ,Snake eyes
d, 9 ,Parlor piece
d, 10 ,One of seven
d, 11 ,Join the rat race
d, 12 ,Or ___!
d, 13 ,MiddleÕs middle
d, 21 ,Moby DickÕs diet
d, 22 ,Hat material
d, 25 ,Waiter  often
d, 26 ,Oops!
d, 27 ,Comparison shopperÕs concern
d, 29 ,Removed the rind
d, 30 ,BachelorÕs last words
d, 31 ,Use 5 Down
d, 32 ,WorrywartÕs woe
d, 33 ,Down at the heels
d, 35 ,Dr. HartleyÕs group
d, 37 ,Bullpen statistic  briefly
d, 39 ,Upper crust
d, 40 ,First name in dance
d, 41 ,IndiraÕs dad
d, 46 ,Country bumpkins
d, 47 ,Kind of club
d, 48 ,Falafel seed
d, 50 ,GIÕs money
d, 52 ,Neil Simon slob
d, 53 ,Spill the beans
d, 54 ,Velez  of  Mexican Spitfire 
d, 55 ,Part of a pasture
d, 56 ,Southern contraction
d, 57 ,Charles Lamb
d, 58 ,ThatÕs ___
d, 59 ,Nothing  in Nogales
d, 60 ,Type of meet