December 2, 2013 - "Stars and Bars" By Bob Klahn

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62. Capital of Russian 22. "Eww!"-inducing America 24. Fraught with risk 1. Industrial-strength air? 63. Fourth word of "The 25. "The Purple Rose of 5. Time for early Battle Hymn of the ___" (1985 Woody bloomers Republic" Allen film) 10. Ferment or foment 26. Cover-up with strings 14. Birthplace of John attached DOWN Wayne and Johnny 27. Don't just show 1. Sound of surrender Carson 28. Blue state? 2. Pouty puss 15. Early bloomers 29. Waters of the blues 3. Bad name for a 16. Stromboli stuff 30. Bugs of the bettor? 17. Hang-out for visitors? underworld 4. Cut to the bone 19. Stomach stuff 31. Chin chink 5. Existing at the time 20. Brooding biddies' 32. Bluish-gray 6. Lacking in qualities abode 34. Buzzwords, that strike the 21. Capricious collectively imagination 23. Skate through the 35. "Still mooing" 7. "Dirty Jobs" host Mike water? 37. 3/17 musicmaker 8. Cinch or clinch 24. Walk on water? 40. Word of greeting and 9. "Peanuts," originally 25. Detergent measure parting with the 10. Magic color? 29. "Galaxy" derives from derivation "I am your 11. ___ one's brain the Greek word for this servant" 12. Bad to the bone 30. Affair starters, briefly 41. "Miracle on 34th 13. Have a shallow 33. Marvelous mark Street" Oscar winner experience? 34. Result at craps, Edmund 18. Bagel, doughnut, or perhaps inner tube 36. Literally, "Land of the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Aryans" S M O G A P R I L B R 37. Sits tight 14 15 16 38. Disaster follower? I O W A C R O C I L A 39. Confection that's 17 18 19 grown G U E S T T O W E L A C 41. Boss Tweed's crime 20 21 22 42. Washington bill H E N H O U S E F I C K 43. ___ & the Stooges 23 24 (2010 Rock and Roll R A Y D O C K 25 26 27 28 29 30 Hall of Fame C A P F U L M I L K M inductees) 33 34 35 44. White House bill? A P L U S L U C K Y R O 45. Major mafioso 36 37 38 46. Fiery feeling I R A N B I D E S A R 47. Russian wolfhound 39 40 41 50. When fire was R O C K C A N D Y G R A 42 43 44 harnessed O N E I G G Y T W E N 55. Penetrating wind 45 46 56. Lady Gaga's C A P O I R E "Applause" and Katy 47 48 49 50 51 52 Perry's "Roar" B O R Z O I S T O N E A 58. Tiddlywinks wink 55 56 57 59. Screened literature? O B O E P O P S I N G L 60. Acronymic high-energy 58 59 60 nosh D I S C E B O O K G O 61 62 63 61. One third of a Fab Y E A H S I T K A S E Four refrain
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44. Russian three-horse sleigh 45. Bohemian language 46. "We're good" 47. Word with English or language 48. It's awarded by a Voice vote 49. Parks in front of a bus 50. It may be soft or sweet 51. Adam and Eve, at Joe's 52. Beauty bar balm 53. "Arbitrage" star Richard 54. Billiards broadcaster 57. Something for YumYum's tummy

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