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Breaktime Answers

Volume CIX, No. 3March, 2009

SIGHT-SINGING ANSWER:
“With a Little Help From My Friends” (The Beatles)

CROSSWORD ANSWERS

Across 
1- Movie actress Theda BARA
5- County ____ SEAT
9- Flood SPATE
14- Persia after 1935 IRAN
15- Bassist Walter PAGE
16- Reads avidly PORES
17- Set aside for special use DEDICATED
19- Writer Calvino ITALO
20- Captivated ENAMORED
21- In the least ATALL
22- Crusaders’ foe SARACEN
23- Riga resident LETT
24- “Komm, susser ___” TOD
25- Beef cut SIRLOIN
28- Without a clue ATSEA
31- Jackie’s predecessor MAMIE
32- The Cape COD
34- Lawn sign SOLD
35- Classic French stew DAUBE
36- Lingering dispute FEUD
37- “The Hairy ___” (O’Niell) APE
38- Transports a jitterbug SENDS
39- Failed to DIDNT
40- Lingua Franca of E Africa SWAHILI
42- Norse goddess HEL
43- Shrewd CAGY
44- Trellis LATTICE
48- Turn down SPURN
50- Innkeeper TAVERNER
51- Saarinen chair TULIP
52- Tropical tree JACARANDA
53- More than miffed IRATE
54- “So be it” AMEN
55- 802 shirts TEES
56- Endangered butterfly SATYR
57- City near Phoenix MESA
58- Highlands tongue ERSE

Down 
1- Waits BIDES
2- Rock concert venue ARENA
3- Gary Burghoff role RADAR
4- Drew cels for Disney ANIMATED
5- Knocked down the remaining pins SPARED
6- Diana Ross album “_____ Alive” EATEN
7- Laid down, as wine AGED
8- Pianist Rosenthal TED
9- Discharge from a trumpet key SPITTLE
10- Sweet ______ (ocarina) POTATO
11- Asian sea ARAL
12- Swiss hero with an overture TELL
13- “___ Beso” ESO
18- Shade of brown COCOA
21- High nest AERIE
23- Extremeties LIMBS
25- Riyadh resident SAUDI
26- Added frosting ICED
27- Person, place, or thing NOUN
28- Nigerian singer ASA
29- The Four ____ TOPS
30- Wasted SLEW
31- Like Tarzan, or Rambo? MANLY
33- Silent Spring villain DDT
35- Condescend DEIGN
36- Liquid with the solids screened out FILTRATE
38- ______ Image stores SHARPER
39- Discourage DETER
41- Keenness of perception ACUITY
42- Prized cigar HAVANA
44- Improves the punch LACES
45- Type of sanctum INNER
46- Gives up CEDES
47- Get the lead out? ERASE
48- Chapter of the Koran SURA
49- Property map PLAT
50- Not racy TAME
51- ___ the season… TIS
52- Session JAM