Thursday Crossword — August 21, 2008

Difficulty: MediumGrid: 15x1574 clues~15-30 minBy Gary J. Whitehead8/21/2008

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Crossword Clues

Across

1 Across
Capital on Lake Victoria (7 letters)
8 Across
Morrow and Murrow, e.g. (7 letters)
15 Across
Part of a floor décor (7 letters)
16 Across
War movie sound effect (7 letters)
17 Across
Innards (7 letters)
18 Across
Hostility (7 letters)
19 Across
Musical group that stays together? (12 letters)
21 Across
Bulldogger's event (5 letters)
22 Across
Herd : buffalo :: knot : ___ (5 letters)
26 Across
Part of Eastern Europe, once: Abbr. (4 letters)
29 Across
Cryptanalysis org. (3 letters)
32 Across
Ancient theaters (4 letters)
33 Across
Mountain West Conference player (3 letters)
34 Across
Faith healing service? (11 letters)
38 Across
Iowa county named for an Indian tribe (3 letters)
39 Across
Death on the Nile cause? (3 letters)
40 Across
Thurman of the "Kill Bill" films (3 letters)
41 Across
Frolicsome (3 letters)
42 Across
Stadium's dome? (11 letters)
45 Across
Home of Samuel Beckett: Abbr. (3 letters)
46 Across
Designer Saab (4 letters)
47 Across
Beach shade (3 letters)
48 Across
Red Cross supply (4 letters)
49 Across
City near Dayton (5 letters)
51 Across
Infatuation (5 letters)
55 Across
Donation to the Salvation Army? (12 letters)
61 Across
1960s sitcom title role (7 letters)
64 Across
Three-dimensional scene (7 letters)
65 Across
Played the role of (7 letters)
66 Across
Ready to blow (7 letters)
67 Across
Most brazen (7 letters)
68 Across
Eternal ... and a hint to 19-, 34-, 42- and 55-Across (7 letters)

Down

1 Down
Intoxicating Polynesian drink (4 letters)
2 Down
Parched (4 letters)
3 Down
Jersey material (4 letters)
4 Down
Conseco Fieldhouse team (6 letters)
5 Down
"Am not!" rejoinder (5 letters)
6 Down
Shocking (5 letters)
7 Down
Tequila source (5 letters)
8 Down
Chi-town daily, with "the" (4 letters)
9 Down
Cow: Sp. (4 letters)
10 Down
Tour of duty (5 letters)
11 Down
It's hot in an Indian restaurant (7 letters)
12 Down
Put away (3 letters)
13 Down
Univ. dorm supervisors (3 letters)
14 Down
G.P.S. data: Abbr. (3 letters)
20 Down
Stretches of history (4 letters)
23 Down
How "Moon River" is played (6 letters)
24 Down
Take off (6 letters)
25 Down
Give permission (6 letters)
26 Down
Northernmost county in New Jersey (6 letters)
27 Down
Chase scenes, in action films (6 letters)
28 Down
Bring back, as silver dollars (6 letters)
30 Down
String before W (4 letters)
31 Down
"Whatever shall I do?!" (4 letters)
34 Down
Ring surface (3 letters)
35 Down
Entry-level position: Abbr. (4 letters)
36 Down
Pet lovers' org. (4 letters)
37 Down
Plug place (3 letters)
43 Down
Held sway (7 letters)
44 Down
One way to store data (4 letters)
48 Down
Beethoven's ___ Symphony (6 letters)
50 Down
Former "Biography" channel (5 letters)
52 Down
"___ cock-horse to Banbury Cross" (5 letters)
53 Down
Not abstaining (5 letters)
54 Down
Germ (5 letters)
56 Down
Narrow inlets (4 letters)
57 Down
Oscar superlative (4 letters)
58 Down
Brush material? (4 letters)
59 Down
___ Building, first skyscraper in Boston (4 letters)
60 Down
Schoolboys (4 letters)
61 Down
Boxer's setup (3 letters)
62 Down
Prefix with -cide (3 letters)
63 Down
U.S./U.K. divider (3 letters)

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