News Quiz Crossword

By Fred Piscop

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1. Like some deals 4. U.S./Canada's __ Canals 7. Dig find 9. The Duma-approved __ II treaty 11. He forced a runoff in Peru 12. Clinton doesn't want one 14. A geisha may tie one on 15. Bacon bit? 17. Ambient music composer Brian 18. Name of two Pulitzer-winning papers in 2000 20. Ridge, who wants Republicans to modify or drop their abortion plank 21. Bush said he's "a better person" for meeting them 22. Author Steve, who has named JonBenet's mom as a suspect 24. Big bash 25. 1999 Frank McCourt memoir 26. Bush, to Trudeau 27. Takeoff artist 29. Williams, who withdrew from the Family Circle Cup in support of the South Carolina boycott 32. Bayh, who's on everyone's short list for the Veep slot 33. Measure of profitability: Abbr. 34. Appear 36. Place for trash 37. 2000 Masters winner 39. Car in a 1964 hit song 40. Smear 42. Third World leaders recently concluded a summit here 44. Volunteers have begun an attempt to move a three-ton stone from here to Stonehenge 45. Eighth Greek letter 46. New Zealand is scrapping the use of this title 47. It's occasionally lied about down

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1. Chutney, e.g. 2. It may be sold in yards 3. Off the mark 4. Neither fold nor raise 5. Galley implement 6. Frat initiation, maybe 7. Bomb-squad worker 8. Name of both principals in the Greek general election 9. Unwanted e-mail 10. Infamous Harding 11. It may be blown 13. Turndowns 16. Call to the U.S.C.G. 19. On a scale of one __ 21. He's pledged $10 million to the construction of a D.C. visitors' center 23. It was recently remanned 24. Civil War vets' org. 26. ID card datum 27. Miller's __ from the Bridge 28. China has tentatively agreed to lend two to the National Zoo 29. 32-Across, to Birch 30. Nullify 31. They've announced that they'll stop rewarding or fining HMO doctors 32. Fall back 33. Pokes fun at 35. Extinct kin of the kiwi 37. The People's Court figure 38. "Very funny!" 41. Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Century 43. __ out (relax) Can't wait till next week for this week's answers? Visit our website at time.com

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