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June 5, 2009

The Land Crossword: May 29/June 5, 2009

<i>Originally published in the May 29, 2009, print edition.</i>

ACROSS
1. Germ-killing product; soap, for instance
11. An extra period in sports
13. Abbreviation for Newspapers In Education, which encourages the use of newspapers as a teaching tool in classrooms
14. Australian dollar (abbreviation)
15. To agree or coincide
17. The United States’ first national park, formed in 1872 by order of President Ulysses S. Grant
20. A traditional Japanese seasoning produced by fermenting rice, barley or soybeans, with a little salt and the fungus Aspergillus oryzae thrown in for good measure
21. A feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction
22. No. 16 Jason Kubel’s position with the Twins (acronym)
24. Floating in the air over or closely around a particular spot
28. Abbreviation for the Ohio Reined Cow Horse Association
30. Brand name for a bicycle that folds into a flat, compact shape
31. Shrek, for one
33. A charged subatomic particle
34. Closed sacs having a distinct membrane and developing abnormally in a cavity of the body
35. The Partridge Family and Milli Vanilli did this for a living (2 words)
38. Abbreviation for “each”
41. “___ ___ the Game,” an inspirational book by baseball great Cal Ripken, Jr. (2 words)
42. Fiber commonly produced from sheep; having it pulled over one’s eyes can lead to confusion
45. Grade school competition in which students present the results of a science project they conducted, occasionally without the aid of a parent (2 words)
48. The membranous sac that surrounds and protects an embryo
50. Polish for “no” or “not”
51. One of media mogul and rancher Ted Turner’s many cable channels (acronym)
52. In Spanish, the first personal pronoun
53. Where farm and family meet ... online (3 words)

DOWN
1. “___ ___ ___ You Can,” 1980 sequel to Clint Eastwood’s very silly “Every Which Way But Loose” (3 words)
2. German for “never”
3. American Philo T. Farnsworth is commonly credited with inventing this device, which is commonly credited with making Americans dumber
4. “___, Hernandez, New Mexico,” one of legendary American photographer Ansel Adams’ best-known photos
5. Dens of wagering
6. A channel or furrow in which one is stuck
7. “Stench” would describe a bad one, “fragrance” a good one
8. Descriptor of a tea or coffee that is very cold but not frozen
9. In native New Zealand (Maori) mythology, the personification of light
10. The legendary aquatic creature of the Scottish Highlands (acronym)
11. A common adjective suffix, meaning “full of” or “possessing the qualities of”
12. A sneaky trick that gets someone to invite an enemy into a secured location, such as a walled city or your computer’s hard drive (2 words)
16. Ohio’s second-largest city, home of the fictional WKRP radio station
18. Lehigh & New England railroad (acronym)
19. Wildland-Urban Interface (acronym)
23. The world’s highest production dairy animal; also, a region of Germany
25. Greek root for “acid”
26. A texting slang of sportsmanship, i.e. “good game”
27. Pretended, interest for instance
29. Latin word for “this,” such as in “ad ___”
32. Flagship car of Honda’s luxury brand Acura
36. One of the thick, fan-shaped muscles at the anterior of the chest wall (slang)
37. Young Inventor’s Fair (acronym)
39. American Society of News Editors (acronym)
40. “___ you fat lard, come get some dinner!” — Napoleon Dynamite to his pet llama
43. Greek word for the scapula
44. Past tense of “to light”
46. Count off: ___, zwei, drei, vier, funf, sechs, sieben, acht, neun, zehn
47. Arabic name that means “son of”
49. Postal abbreviation for the Buckeye State

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The Land crossword is created by Land Assistant Editor Tom Royer. Send your questions, comments or snide remarks to troyer@thelandonline.com.

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