Crossword.

• Author: Mellor, Myles

December 2005

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Across

1. Rising sector

4. Customers (2 words)

12. Extra cash reward

13. Increase fees (2 words)

17. __ Elliot

18. Plasma screened hypnotizer

19. Emotional intelligence, for short

20. Roman 60

21. Minor or Major constellation

23. Protection

26. Inheritance collector

27. Seize

28. Golfer's goal

29. Wise advisor

32. Market pessimist

33. Move in a certain direction

35. Green ____

36. Oil producer

37. Spanish cash

38. Smother, competition for example

40. Silly proposal response? (2 words)

42. Maine is to the __ of the US

44. Place in an investment, preventing use elsewhere (2 words)

46. Forgetful or irresponsible activity

49. Stubborn animal

50. You, old way

51. Eiffel Tower country, for short

52. Lets go

53. Augusta locale

54. Made without full examination (2 words)

57. Ex Yugoslavian dictator

59. Shelby locale

60. Swindle

62. Goldman ____

63. Offered for sale, usually by a traveling sales rep

    Down

1. What dividends get paid from

2. Plan to get out (2 words)

3. Horse command

5. Power of the future?

6. Union Bank of Switzerland, for short

7. South (abbr.)

8. Referring to someone willing to take the risks in a business

9. Act of reckless bravado (2 words)

10. ID number

11. Perks (2 words)

14. Law and Order variety

15. Pod dweller

16. Former partner

21. Questioning expression

22. Airport abbreviation

24. Football position (abbr.)

25. ____ shoot

30. Brown carrier?

31. Single

33. Poker mindset--in the wrong direction

34. With no cap

37. Dover locale

39. Weekend precursor

41. Little guys from Zurich?

43. Pre-Sarbanes-Oxley disaster

45. Mexican currency

47. Meadow

48. Ford product

55. Press handling people

56. Diamonds, slang

58. Computer

61. Heavy duty, for short

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