Friday Crossword — July 6, 2012

Difficulty: HardGrid: 15x1566 clues~30-60 minBy Peter Wentz7/6/2012

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Crossword Clues

Across

1 Across
Popular gifts that make a distinctive sound when shaken (7 letters)
8 Across
Go after little things (7 letters)
15 Across
Common source of talk (7 letters)
16 Across
"Just be calm ..." (7 letters)
17 Across
Ones left holding their bags? (7 letters)
18 Across
"Your guess is as good as mine" (7 letters)
19 Across
Kemper of "The Office" (5 letters)
20 Across
Like many a barren landscape (5 letters)
21 Across
Start to kneel? (7 letters)
24 Across
Leatherneck (7 letters)
26 Across
Forge fixture (4 letters)
27 Across
Dodge with a V-10 engine (5 letters)
29 Across
It's written from right to left (4 letters)
30 Across
Snuggery (4 letters)
31 Across
Hit hard (5 letters)
32 Across
Tiniest objection (4 letters)
33 Across
Colloquial patriarch (5 letters)
34 Across
Wastes (4 letters)
38 Across
Wee hour (5 letters)
39 Across
"Don't take my criticism seriously" (4 letters)
43 Across
Redistribution of wealth? (4 letters)
44 Across
"Vissi d'arte" singer (5 letters)
45 Across
Blue ___ (4 letters)
46 Across
Writer who coined the word "nerd" (7 letters)
48 Across
Tap, as for luck (7 letters)
50 Across
Red giant (5 letters)
51 Across
Specialty of Edmond Hoyle (5 letters)
52 Across
Cuts to pieces (7 letters)
55 Across
Quickly approach (7 letters)
57 Across
"Mountain Music" band (7 letters)
58 Across
Corral (7 letters)
59 Across
Annually (7 letters)
60 Across
Horror movie sights (7 letters)

Down

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Irish whiskey brand (7 letters)
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Title of hits for Neil Diamond, Celine Dion and the Electric Light Orchestra (7 letters)
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Distinctive Cadillac features (7 letters)
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Outstanding (7 letters)
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Jingle producers (5 letters)
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Golfer Michelle (3 letters)
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Little guy (3 letters)
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Airer of "Dr. Kildare" and "Mr. Novak" (3 letters)
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Bit of finan. planning (3 letters)
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Tannhäuser, for one (5 letters)
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Mend (7 letters)
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Sign at a store with a hard-to-find item (7 letters)
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Going through the motions? (7 letters)
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Nervous (7 letters)
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They're often skipped on recordings (7 letters)
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T-shaped robes (7 letters)
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Futuristic means of locomotion (7 letters)
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Local, in a news story (7 letters)
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Vocal skill, informally (5 letters)
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London gent (7 letters)
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Available (7 letters)
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Stereotypical purchase of a guy in midlife crisis (7 letters)
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Just make the cut (7 letters)
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Under control (7 letters)
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"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" singer, 1976 (7 letters)
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What happened "at the Movies" in a 1965 Pauline Kael title (7 letters)
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Dr. ___ (7 letters)
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___ Majoris (5 letters)
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Voice actor Gary (5 letters)
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Actress Thurman (3 letters)
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Shooter's target (3 letters)
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Platoon V.I.P. (3 letters)
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Shooter's item (3 letters)

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