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HUMOR: Crossword Puzzle

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Andrew A. Bennett)
Wed Oct 5 11:21:25 1994

To: humor@MIT.EDU
Date: Wed, 05 Oct 1994 11:15:28 EDT
From: "Andrew A. Bennett" <abennett@MIT.EDU>


Date: Tue, 4 Oct 94 12:11:20 PDT
From: Connie_Kleinjans@Novell.COM (Connie Kleinjans)

Cool.  Hadn't seen one of these before.

From: Rochelle Grober <rocky@cadence.com>

The 1ST OFFICIAL *NOT THE NEW YORK TIMES* CROSSWORD PUZZLE:
The theme is 'Our Great Nation'
Enjoy.
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|##|##|1 |##|##|##|2 |  |3 |  |  |4 |  |5 |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|6 |  |  |7 |##|##|  |##|  |##|##|  |##|  |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|##|##|8 |  |##|##|  |##|  |##|##|9 |  |  |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|##|##|##|10|  |  |  |  |  |  |##|  |##|  |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|##|11|12|  |##|##|  |##|  |##|13|  |  |  |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|14|  |  |##|15|##|  |##|  |##|  |##|##|  |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|  |##|16|17|  |##|  |##|  |##|  |##|##|  |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|  |##|##|18|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |19|##|  |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|  |##|##|  |##|##|  |##|##|##|20|  |  |  |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|21|22|  |  |  |  |  |  |##|##|##|  |##|  |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|##|  |##|  |##|##|  |##|##|##|##|  |##|  |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|23|  |  |  |  |##|  |##|##|##|##|  |##|  |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+

ACROSS:
2) "Lacking a brain"- description of today's television.
6) You can be convicted of three felonies and not go to this if
   your name is Oliver North, American Hero.
8) You need bullet proof glass to drive on this lovely city's
   freeways. (abbr).
9) Ronald Reagan liked to take one of these every day while President.
10) '______ Candles', Rob Lowe's least favorite song.
11) ___ Bull, a wonderful friendly dog that eats children.
13) How the average inner city high school student spells 'near'
14) "I'll just put the ___ in for Jesus" (Jim Bakker to Jessica Hahn)
16) ___ Wan Kenobi.
18) How many of the four walls Robin Givens hit
    when Mike Tyson threw the "best punch of my life" (3 words)
20) "____Cop," 1987 movie.
21) Pete Rose's favorite pastime.
23)  The major cause of pollution, according to Ronald Reagan.

DOWN:
1) When deep frying Alaskan fish, you don't have to add any of this.
2) Phil Donahue and Oprah Winfrey viewers secretly wish they were
   watching ______ ______ jr.  (2 words) 
3) How much of the HUD money actually went to help the poor? (3 words)
4) _____ and Bert from Sesame Street
5) According to these nine people, you can burn flags and
   16 year old mentally handicapped people.
7) Rank of U.S. among top industrialized nations in math
    and science education.
11) Some Religious Fundamentalists claim that this is 3.16
12) Initial Public Offering.
13) When will Exxon complete their promised cleanup of the Alaskan Coast?
14) "This Vision _____," eloquent George Bush quote.
15) Odds that the B-2 bomber would survive a $1 billion dollar improvement
    in Soviet Radar capabilities.
17) One word description of today's Talk Shows- (hint: rhymes with 'rabble')
19) Robin Givens married Mike Tyson for this:
22) What 23 across allegedly pollutes.  What 2 down certainly pollutes.



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