News Quiz Crossword

By Fred Piscop

ACROSS

1. Proper's partner 5. Tehran bigwig, once 9. __ Lott, who forced through confirmation of two judges 10. He stopped at six 12. Afghan airline, and recent hijack victim 13. Martin Indyk is new ambassador to this nation 15. __ Kapital 16. Fort Benning constabulary 17. Irish state broadcaster: abbr. 18. Natural emollient 20. Missile for Moe 21. Governor who has placed a moratorium on executions 22. A new South African museum has been named for him 24. "__ evil ... " 25. Day-__ paints 26. Paul's Exodus role 27. A Senate bill has been introduced to increase their number 30. Name conspicuously absent from Senate campaign posters 34. Copernicus' sci. 35. Sennett lawman 36. Franklin's mom 37. FICA funds it 38. Cartoon voice __ Blanc 39. Sporty VW 40. Kurdish rebels have given up the fight here 42. Congressman Charles, a leading Democratic fund raiser 45. Sidestep 46. Drive forward 47. __ Wide Shut 48. This company offered PCs to all its employees down

DOWN

1. 22-Across delivered his millennium message from one 2. The Crying Game star 3. Newhart setting 4. 1959 Kingston Trio hit 5. __ Mesic (newly elected Croatian President) 6. Nixon target of the late '40s 7. Dan Glickman's Cabinet dept. 8. Words from the town crier 9. The Flowers That Bloom in the Spring refrain 11. Treat again, as leather 12. Sandler of Big Daddy 14. Gore was mistaken for Prince Charles on his show 16. Soccer standout Hamm 19. __ Lee Masters 20. U.N.-recognized group since 1974 21. Jockey's handful 23. Loop trains 24. __ Lanka 26. Yodeler's perch 27. 30-Across's "__ right-wing conspiracy" 28. "Early __ ads" (soft-money purchases) 29. Go hungry 30. Ex-candidate Forbes campaign manager Bill Dal __ 31. Made "it" 32. High-tech firm Lucent has agreed to buy 33. Execute perfectly 35. Candidate who dove into a mosh pit 38. Ancient Iranian 41. Bush supporter __ Bailey Hutchison 42. Layoff, to a govt. worker 43. __, amas, amat 44. All Things Considered network

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