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Crossword and Sight-Sing Challenge

Volume CVIII, No. 5May, 2008

SIGHT-SING CHALLENGE:
Theme from “Mission: Impossible”

CROSSWORD PUZZLE:

Across 
1- Abusers of ignorant oil SOTS
5- Entangled AFOUL
10- Tools for Sosa BATS
14- Overseas currency EURO
15- Like Thor NORSE
16- Met feature ARIA
17- Powerful sports figure CZAR
18- A laser? ABEAM
19- Rave partner RANT
20- Artificial gold, COMBAT anagram TOMBAC
22- Benny Goodman’s closing theme GOODBYE
24- Asset in Hollywood EGO
25- Computer drop-down MENU
26- Fakery PRETENSE
30- Brazilian port NATAL
35- Mitchell, Rodney, or Norvo RED
36- Racket in the percussion section DIN
37- Famous sheep Dolly CLONE
38- Algebraic system ABELIAN
41- Soon, to Hamlet ERELONG
43- Tom, Dick and Harry, e.g. NAMES
44- “All the Things You ___” ARE
45- “Kiss me, you big ___” LUG
46- Asian snake KRAIT
47- How stars live FAMOUSLY
50- “The ____ Dance” LAST
53- Adam? ANT
54- The Green _______ (comic book hero) LANTERN
58- Annoy NETTLE
62- Indian nursemaid AMAH
63- Faux pas GAFFE
66- Brockovitch ERIN
67- Paper towel brand VIVA
68- Production company for “Caddyshack” ORION
69- Outer covering RIND
70- One more time ANEW
71- Dogma TENET
72- “____ of the Pioneers” SONS

Down 
1- Division SECT
2- Macedonian bar order OUZO
3- Nickname for Frank Trumbauer TRAM
4- Fruit ice SORBET
5- Huge snake or mining company ANACONDA
6- Watch pocket FOB
7- Scandinavian coin ORE
8- Grammarian’s concern USAGE
9- Bad car buy LEMON
10- New York college BARD
11- Spirited horse ARAB
12- Grimes or Kahn in jazz TINY
13- Surfeit SATE
21- “The Jazz ___” AGE
23- Prevention dose OUNCE
25- Sign on a barroom door MEN
26- Trick PRANK
27- Concrete reinforcement REBAR
28- Swelling EDEMA
29- Transgress SIN
31- “___ or Nothing at ___” ALL
32- Instruments, for professional musicians TOOLS
33- Invalidate ANNUL
34- Like the Rockettes LEGGY
39- Island garland LEI
40- Plant fiber ISTLE
41- Historical period ERA
42- Persisting REMANENT
44- Back on a boat AFT
48- “A Chorus Line” song ONE
49- Says UTTERS
51- French slang ARGOT
52- Trap SNARE
54- Pacific island builder LAVA
55- Tyrant Idi AMIN
56- Church center NAVE
57- Warm up an audience THAW
59- The Three Tenors, e.g. TRIO
60- Late jazz trumpeter Ray LINN
61- Odds partner ENDS
64- Five bucks FIN
65- Enemy FOE