USA Today 09/11/00 "MOUNTAINEERING" By Charles Preston
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a, 1 ,Deadly wrigglers
a, 5 ,Legendary Hollywood agent
a, 10 ,Off yonder
a, 14 ,Bygone leader
a, 15 ,Effervescent
a, 16 ,Irascibility
a, 17 ,1/3 of a WWII movie
a, 18 ,Palindromic principle
a, 19 ,Writer Hoffer
a, 20 ,Yo-yo trick
a, 23 ,Milo or Tessie
a, 24 ,Singsong sound
a, 25 ,[not my error]
a, 28 ,Addis ___
a, 32 ,Explosive liquid
a, 34 ,Brief rain protector
a, 37 ,Minimizing by degrees
a, 40 , ___ Ever Need Is You 
a, 42 ,Steak cut
a, 43 ,Tending to the problem
a, 44 ,Suspenseful situation
a, 47 ,Vane direction
a, 48 ,Lover boy
a, 49 ,Like many teacups
a, 51 ,NYC betting parlor
a, 52 ,ChinaÕs Lao- ___
a, 55 ,Author Jong
a, 59 ,Wintry fun event
a, 64 ,Lotion potion
a, 66 ,Home on high
a, 67 ,Nobelist Wiesel
a, 68 ,Saturn or Mars  e.g.: L.
a, 69 ,WinnerÕs winning
a, 70 ,Family members
a, 71 ,PR persons
a, 72 ,Filet mignon  e.g.
a, 73 ,Whistle sound
d, 1 ,Houston ballplayer
d, 2 ,Dispels
d, 3 ,Shrivel with heat
d, 4 ,With 65 Down  Get going!
d, 5 ,Slate substructure
d, 6 ,Downwind
d, 7 ,Brass component
d, 8 ,Stave off
d, 9 ,Apply more pitch to
d, 10 ,Third man
d, 11 ,Industrialist Harvey
d, 12 ,With 30 Down  folktale hero
d, 13 ,VCR button
d, 21 ,Filing aids
d, 22 ,Durn it!
d, 26 ,Professor Corey
d, 27 ,Imaginative tale
d, 29 ,Pituitary gland hormone: abbr.
d, 30 ,See 12 Down
d, 31 ,Garbo-like
d, 33 ,Yes  in church
d, 34 ,Computer shortcut
d, 35 ,Carve up
d, 36 ,Escapes through a window
d, 38 ,Actress Swenson
d, 39 ,Opposite of always  poetically
d, 41 ,Nigerian city
d, 45 ,Snapshot: var.
d, 46 ,Coral ridge
d, 50 ,Least wet
d, 53 ,Cashless deals
d, 54 ,Film reviewer Roger
d, 56 ,Block house?
d, 57 ,Pants cloth
d, 58 ,Outlawed explosion
d, 60 ,Legend-laden loch
d, 61 ,Artist Smit
d, 62 , Cabaret  name
d, 63 ,ScallionÕs kin
d, 64 ,Actress Rehan
d, 65 ,Part of a shipÕs course