News Quiz Crossword

By Fred Piscop

ACROSS

1. Source of funds in D.C. 4. Euro forerunner 7. Fisherman's __ 12. It's luring young viewers with Survivor 13. It's starting interactive TV in selected cities 14. NASA has found evidence of this on Mars 15. Vivendi has agreed to acquire it 17. Me, Myself and __ (new Carrey flick) 18. Photo __ (camera sessions) 19. Eventual hole in the wall? 20. Toots of restaurant fame 23. Ankle bones 27. Osama bin __, who has been linked to the Philippines' Moro Islamic Liberation Front 29. The Library of Congress has opened a show dedicated to her 33. D.C.'s Pennsylvania, for one 34. Dough raiser 36. www.time.com e.g. 37. Intel's CEO, who's downplayed the impact of a Microsoft split 39. Hero of the NBA championship 41. Siouan-speaking tribesmen 43. Olympus Mountains peak 44. Ohio representative Tony, who is seeking a congressional apology for slavery 47. Succumb to the throwing yips, say 49. Bikini, for one 51. Fijian rebel leader, whose armed takeover of parliament has led to the imposition of martial law 55. North __, where Coke recently made its debut 56. Part of R.S.V.P. 57. Fouts, who has joined the Monday Night Football team 58. Rough stuff 59. He won't bring Travelgate charges against Hillary 60. Prefix with fuel

DOWN

1. Microsoft's natural habitats 2. Justice Fortas 3. Inits. on rebel uniforms 4. O.K. Corral figure 5. Ivory __, where coup rumors abound 6. Einstein's birthplace 7. The A.E.F. went Over There to win it 8. Senator Tom, who wants to limit teen work hours 9. "Got two fives for __?" 10. Barr's Cabinet successor 11. Guitar bar 16. Robert Conrad wants him investigated 20. Meat-loaf serving 21. __ Nagila 22. River to the Baltic 24. Taper off 25. Treasure Island monogram 26. Explorer Hernando de __ 28. Refusenik's refusal 30. Form 1040 deduction 31. 401(k) cousins 32. First name in scat 35. Command for D.D.E. 38. It'll curl your hair 40. Andrew, leader of one of the Solomon Islands' warring factions 42. Photo from an original Polaroid 44. Cod kin 45. It may get smashed 46. Tribal tales 48. Be dependent 50. Produce cackleberries 51. Atlas letters until 1991 52. Mdse. 53. President McKinley's fourth Secretary of State 54. Grand Ole Opry broadcaster

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