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Puzzle #42– November 2004   " 1962 "

Instructions: Guess the words defined by the cryptic clues (words vary in length from three to ten letters and include two proper names), then enter them in the grid one after another in the same order as their clues, starting in the upper left corner. Across words that don't end at the right margin continue on the next line below; down words that don't end at the bottom margin continue in the next column to the right. Five across words and five down words won't fit in the grid unless one of their letters is removed. Those ten letters, taken in order, spell a two-word phrase related to the four mystery entries. As ever, I am indebted to Kevin Wald for help with the clues. (If you are having trouble printing these puzzles, you can download an Adobe Acrobat version of the puzzle and grid). [Want to see some hints?]

Across

  1. Mystery entry
  2. Mystery entry
  3. Stimulate heart of tiny, ailing veteran
  4. Look around for spool
  5. Big cat in aircraft initially attracts beetles
  6. Drives back with king for trapshooting
  7. Fruit a patsy brought back
  8. Liner started sailing with it
  9. Serious and gloomy but not married
  10. Look around terminal for Dick
  11. State loses interest in acquiring right mineral
  12. Remove a Times error
  13. Stop believer in God holding end of cross
  14. Fly larva ingesting large flower
  15. Crazy person has to insult naked person
  16. Rule is broken, ending move for time off
  17. Miss Andrews gets beverage chart back
  18. Say it again inside: "Waiter! A teacup!"
  19. Imprisoned writer has time
  20. Land in plenty for protective covering
  21. Mystery entry

Down

  1. Mystery entry
  2. Opposition to current mischief-maker ending the trip
  3. Leverage garners Archimedes's first accolade
  4. Observe collar being turned around
  5. Logical start is in Rome, just in case
  6. Condition of street at Union School
  7. Answer about damage
  8. Ring beyond edge of celestial disk is a region of oblivion
  9. Fabric a rodent wrapped around insect's head
  10. Core of antibody reversed death notice
  11. Bone of useful nature
  12. Obscene picture of poor derelict pinching tip of nipple
  13. Choice of the Spanish: being taken in by religious group
  14. Best Arizona hummingbird
  15. A losing position pitch
  16. Shorten length of vein
  17. Additional time includes unknown time
  18. The Irishman's successor
  19. After start of race, had speed
  20. Born around the end of August, originating the line Urtica
  21. Stop and start car with facility
  22. Fool starting uncertainly and ending up in Delaware
  23. Henry Eisenhower's rise
  24. Remove clothing or, ultimately, strip
  25. A page from the top

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