News Quiz Crossword

By Fred Piscop

ACROSS

1. Saturday Night Live piece 5. "Way cool!" 8. Not lg. or sm. 11. Turner who's calling it quits 12. Columbus coll. 13. It's self-governing, yet dependent on New Zealand in some respects 14. It just banned the death sentence for children 16. __ Bator 17. Guitar effect, when doubled 18. They may run, but not for office 20. Manuel, Secretary of the Interior under Bush 23. U.S. Open 1994 and 1997 winner 24. The yoke's on them 25. Judge Johnson, named to hear Clinton's disbarment case 28. "Yada yada yada..." 31. "High __" (Anderson play) 32. J.C., who'll be prominent at the G.O.P. convention 33. Rome's __ Veneto 34. Robert Morse role 35. Author Oz 36. Retrovirus that invades T cells 37. Swell place? 39. Trebek or Sajak 40. Its soccer team scored a shocker in the European championship 43. Friday, e.g. 44. Move, in Realtor-speak 45. Its board of ed. has urged schools to post the motto "In God We Trust" 50. When to call, in some want ads 51. Word on a penny 52. Each 53. Mil. award 54. Rights grp. since 1966 55. With 5-Down, co-author of a 1981 tax-cut bill

DOWN

1. Indy 500 letters 2. Sephia maker 3. Affix one's John Hancock to 4. Zhu says protecting them with a missile shield would interfere in Chinese affairs 5. With 55-Across, co-author of a 1981 tax-cut bill 6. Rep. Hutchinson 7. Congresswoman Jennifer, named deputy permanent chairwoman for the G.O.P. convention 8. A constitutional change has cleared the way for him to seek re-election 9. Tony's son, who was arrested in London for public drunkenness 10. Thieves' hangouts 13. Empty, mathematically 15. Japanese honorific 19. Itches 20. He said Washington has too much money 21. Wife, in Latin and legalese 22. Who gets to call it home was at the heart of last week's Washington summit 25. On the __ (hot-footin' it outta town) 26. D.D.E.'s WW II oversight 27. Tie breakers in some sports, briefly 29. Bay of Fundy phenomenon 30. At some point, a lawyer gives it a rest 32. WW II enlistee 36. They've got a new logo and a new commitment to rider satisfaction 38. Seth begat him 39. Id, it's not 40. Thompson, who's eyeing the Veep spot 41. Cranks up 42. Robert Reich's subj. 43. Killed, biblically speaking 46. "Sail __Ship of State!" 47. J. Fred Muggs, for one 48. A brother of Joltin' Joe 49. Antonym: abbr.

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