'In the Cards'

 Crossword
By MATT JONES  |  October 30, 2013
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Across
1 Drill sergeant's syllable
4 Formal promise?
10 Casablanca's country: abbr.
13 Land on the Med. Sea
14 He wrote of Walden Pond
16 Diminutive ending, in Italian
17 Pop artist who used faceless stick figures
19 Big shot in the office
20 Serial piece
21 Budget brand of Intel CPUs
23 "Comfortably ___" (Pink Floyd)
24 Jazz great with the album "High Priestess of Soul"
27 Location finder, briefly
28 High-rated search engine, once
29 Hip hop fan, maybe
30 Increasingly hard to find net surfer
31 Calvin and Naomi
33 "The Devil's Dictionary" author
36 ___ and Guilder (warring "The Princess Bride" nations)
37 They may include twists
38 Dip ___ in the water
39 Handout after a checkup
40 Choke, or a joke
43 15th-century Flemish painter
46 "Damn Yankees" vamp
47 Vlad, as the legend goes
48 Green energy type
49 You, to Yves
50 He played Locke on "Lost"
54 "I'd like to buy ___" ("Wheel" request)
55 With great skill
56 Battle (for)
57 Ave. crossers
58 Had a debate
59 Superlative ending 
Down
1 Outdoors activity
2 Depletes
3 Rainbow creators
4 "Am ___ only one?"
5 "Keep it down!"
6 Condo grp.
7 Part of ETA
8 German cameras
9 Highway sections
10 Of small organisms
11 Two-person basketball game
12 Andy and Mickey
15 "Unattractive" citrus
18 Margarine holder
22 Campfire remains
24 Parachute fabric
25 Finishes a cake
26 Message response that's not really a response
28 "Footloose" actress Singer
30 Cold sore-fighting brand in a tiny tube
31 Mall booth
32 "___ get this party started"
33 "Gimme Shelter" speedway
34 Oft-mocked treats
35 "Helicopter" band ___ Party
36 Dish served with a distinct sound
39 "Cyrano de Bergerac" star Jose
40 Become available to the general public, as a new website
41 "Thank U" singer Morissette
42 January birthstone
44 Utah ski resort
45 "I ___ drink!"
46 Reed recently deceased
48 Flooring meas.
51 D&D, e.g.
52 "___ Mama Tambien"
53 "Bravo, matador!" 

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