USA Today 11/24/00 "WORD PLAY" By Charles Preston
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a, 1 ,___ liquor
a, 5 ,Impudence
a, 9 , Evita  patronymic
a, 14 ,Solo or duet  usually
a, 15 , Coppelia  garb
a, 16 ,Sprightly
a, 17 ,Brokerage order
a, 18 ,Name that rises and falls
a, 19 ,Bag man?
a, 20 ,Campaign slogan  e.g.
a, 23 ,Close
a, 24 ,LuisŐ bear
a, 25 ,Ruler in 54 BC
a, 27 ,US Chief Justice  1921-30
a, 30 ,Lose it
a, 32 ,Turner and Cole
a, 36 ,Soap opera  e.g.
a, 38 ,___ Cruces  NM
a, 39 ,ItŐs about a buck
a, 40 ,Parental concerns
a, 43 ,Scots Gaelic
a, 44 ,EducatorsŐ org.
a, 45 ,Winter Olympics site
a, 46 ,White-tailed creature
a, 47 ,Would-be glass
a, 49 ,Lend an ear to
a, 50 ,BritŐs gun
a, 52 ,Take steps
a, 54 ,Lippo Lippi  e.g.
a, 57 ,Roadside sights
a, 63 ,Helmet insert
a, 65 ,Kansas city
a, 66 ,Thought
a, 67 ,Venerate
a, 68 ,Israeli PM  1969-74
a, 69 ,HerodŐs XŐs
a, 70 ,Feeling the pressure
a, 71 ,Soft cheese
a, 72 ,Son of Seth
d, 1 ,Fem.Ős counterpart
d, 2 ,Section
d, 3 ,March meter  e.g.
d, 4 ,Baby powder
d, 5 ,Arrests
d, 6 ,Creative type
d, 7 ,Get going
d, 8 ,York  of film
d, 9 ,Morning reading  for many
d, 10 ,Ivy Leaguer
d, 11 ,Ready for plucking
d, 12 ,Hot spot?
d, 13 ,Not a BMOC
d, 21 , Grand ___ : 1931-32 Oscar film
d, 22 ,Takes effect
d, 26 ,Impatient
d, 27 ,Pomme de ___
d, 28 ,Got up
d, 29 ,Nylon  Orlon  etc.
d, 31 ,Canada-Alaska route  once
d, 33 ,Halos
d, 34 ,PollsterŐs concern
d, 35 ,Sound: prefix
d, 36 ,Tore along
d, 37 ,Judo instructor
d, 41 ,Greenwich ___
d, 42 , Chicago Hope  star
d, 48 , The Blue ___ : 1946 film
d, 51 ,The Magi  e.g.
d, 53 ,Kind of school
d, 54 ,London digs
d, 55 ,Hope of 57 Across
d, 56 ,6 Down in hiding?
d, 58 ,Homecoming queen  e.g.
d, 59 ,High as a ___
d, 60 ,ChurchillŐs successor
d, 61 ,Little Big Horn observer
d, 62 ,Show of disrespect
d, 64 ,Triage ctrs.