Crossword: ''I See London''

But can you see the Olympic message?
By MATT JONES  |  June 19, 2012

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Across
1 Abbr. describing British pounds
4 Bullfighting cheer
8 Five-nation project in the sky: abbr.
11 "___ longa, vita brevis"
14 The AFL's labor partner
15 No longer active, as a boxer: abbr.
16 Palindromic Cambodian leader Lon ___
17 Perrins' steak sauce partner
18 Keep score
19 Glastonbury ___ (hill in England)
20 "Much ___ About Nothing"
21 Back muscle, for short
22 Predetermine
24 Where a victorious team's road leads, so it's said
26 Poem section
27 "The long wait ___"
28 Right in the middle of the rankings: abbr.
29 Big ___ (London landmark)
30 Presidential nickname
31 One of many hooked to a train
35 Tear into pieces
38 Abbr. on nutrition labels
40 ___-country (Drive-By Truckers' genre)
41 Hit song from "Achtung Baby"
42 TV character who ate cats
43 2012 Seth MacFarlane movie with Mark Wahlberg
44 "Yeah, I bet you do..." laugh
45 Blood relatives
46 Nervous twitch
47 Computer storage units, for short
48 Fix a manuscript
50 There's no accounting for it
52 Smoky get-togethers, for short
54 "Just ___ bit too much..."
57 TV comedy show with Goldie Hawn
62 How people read to their kids
65 Part of IPA
66 "What ___, chopped liver?"
67 Early travel journalist Nellie
68 Stat for Hank Aaron
69 Tony winner Caldwell
70 Taco Bell sauce choice
71 Tattoos, slangily
72 Three sheets to the wind
73 Extremely long time
74 Ques. counterpart
75 ___ kwon do
76 ___ Plaines, Illinois

Down
1 Bunches
2 Chart for beachcombers
3 Song heard frequently during the 2012 Diamond Jubilee
4 MMA fighter Tito
5 "I Will Be" singer Lewis
6 Raison d'___
7 No Clue
8 ___ the finish
9 "Me too!"
10 Walks through the mud
11 Where Olympic athletes come from to convene in London
12 Wrecked from the back
13 Mythical creature with goat horns
23 ST: ___ (fan abbreviation for a later "Star Trek" series)
25 Tennis tactic
30 "What a relief!"
31 Drink in a red can
32 Have ___ with (be connected to)
33 Tear into pieces
34 No Clue
35 "Invasion of Your Privacy" glam rock band
36 Olympic figure skater Kulik
37 Some soldiers: abbr.
39 They blink on websites
49 Text, for short
51 "¿Que ___?" ("How's it going?" in Spanish)
52 Huge fire
53 Bear from "The Jungle Book"
55 "Memories of You" pianist Blake
56 Takes some movie scenes out
58 "That's kinda funny!"
59 "___ Fire" (Springsteen song)
60 Bugs that get "picked"
61 No Clue
62 Passing blurb
63 Forearm bone
64 Kid

 

 

 

 


 

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