Crossword.

• Author: Mellor, Myles
• Position: Brief article

September 2006

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Across

2. Endeavor that becomes a conspicuous failure (2 words)

11. Minus

12. "War and Peace" author, first name

13. Non-alcoholic beer

15. Downfall of many a business (2 words)

18. Negative

19. Sycophant

20. Newport locale

21. Indebted to

23. Actress Anderson

24. Trendy

25. Viking locale

26. Early Morning Show time

28. Note

29. Almost an Idol winner, Brice

30. Accounting verb

33. Mistake

34. Job reductions

35. Wipe out

38. Number that is a phishing target

39. Right handed, for short

40. It's handed down

41. Boom and ___ economy

43. Mess

45. Mightier than the sword

46. De guerre or de plume

47. Unusual

49. Win by a ___

51. Mistake word

52. Starbucks location

54. "Man ___ Fire"

55. Buffalo and dollar

56. Marvin or Enfield

57. See 2 down

59. "Kill Bill" star

61. Great Lake

62. It's good if it is golden

63. Town head

64. Goes with hi-

    Down

1. Pessimistic forecast (2 words-goes with 14 Down)

2. Got a tax break on (goes with 57 Across)

3. Sick

4. Tries out

5. It is, in Madrid

6. Getaway

7. Income you don't have to work too hard for (2 words)

8. Full commitment (2 words)

9. "Matrix" character

10. Good CFO description (3 words)

14. See 1 down

16. Economist, Smith

17. Perk (2 words)

22. Famous shopping club

27. Mine, in Rome

28. Goes with acquisition

29. Chief

31. Fuel to help solve global warming?

32. Last letter

36. Major airline, for short

37. Infrequent

40. One complete payment (2 words)

42. Numero ___

43. Solid

44. ___'s gold

48. Electronic Arts, for short

50. Direction

53. "Art ___ art's sake, Money ___ God's sake"

56. Enron exec that went down

58. Cost

60. Boston locale

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