| Across | Down |
| 2 Neighbor of China | | _ _ _ _ _ _ (6) |
1 Sputnik letters | | _ _ _ _ (4) |
| 7 La ___, Calif. | | _ _ _ _ (4) |
2 '__ consummation devoutly to be wish'd': Hamlet | | _ _ _ _ (4) |
| 10 One way to chatter | | _ _ _ _ (4) |
3 Big name in security systems | | _ _ _ (3) |
| 11 Showy insect with an eyespot on each hind wing | | _ _ _ _ _ _ (6) |
4 Not permitted | | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (7) |
| 13 They're built by daydreamers | | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (15) |
5 Follower of ex | | _ _ _ (3) |
| 16 Free TV spot, e.g. | | _ _ _ (3) |
6 'Ya ___ me!' | | _ _ _ (3) |
| 17 'Hey, what's going ___ there?' | | _ _ _ _ (4) |
7 Big name in faucetry | | _ _ _ _ (4) |
| 18 ___ group, in organic chemistry | | _ _ _ _ _ _ (6) |
8 Web sellers | | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (8) |
| 21 __ dish: lab item | | _ _ _ _ _ (5) |
9 Knee adjoiner | | _ _ _ _ (4) |
| 22 U.K. network, with 'the' | | _ _ _ _ (4) |
11 Plymouth fireplace | | _ _ _ _ _ (5) |
| 24 Greek goddess of youth | | _ _ _ _ (4) |
12 Conductance units | | _ _ _ _ (4) |
| 26 Alcohol type used as biofuel | | _ _ _ _ _ (5) |
14 '___ sow, so shall ...' | | _ _ _ _ (4) |
| 28 Switch ending | | _ _ _ _ (4) |
15 Save for the future | | _ _ _ _ _ (5) |
| 29 Intl. commerce pact | | _ _ _ _ (4) |
18 Reply to someone in denial | | _ _ _ _ _ _ (6) |
| 32 Those, to Teodoro | | _ _ _ _ (4) |
19 Putin predecessor | | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (7) |
| 33 E followers in a farm tune | | _ _ _ _ (4) |
20 Traditionalists' opposite, briefly | | _ _ _ _ (4) |
| 34 Mobile home dweller? | | _ _ _ _ _ (5) |
23 'Life is ___ dream' | | _ _ _ _ (4) |
| 37 Car with a bar | | _ _ _ _ (4) |
24 Dog when obeying a familiar command | | _ _ _ _ _ _ (6) |
| 38 'Yes, here __ close to a stunted rose bush': 'Spoon River Anthology' | | _ _ _ _ (4) |
25 Ghost's shout | | _ _ _ (3) |
| 40 'I ___ Lover' (1979 John Cougar hit) | | _ _ _ _ _ (5) |
27 You might need one for old records | | _ _ _ _ (4) |
| 43 Dubya, self-descriptively | | _ _ _ _ _ _ (6) |
29 Covered in gold | | _ _ _ _ (4) |
| 44 '__ is life!' | | _ _ _ _ (4) |
30 Series of letters before O.U. | | _ _ _ (3) |
| 46 Pearl S. Buck's birthplace | | _ _ _ (3) |
31 Nowheresville | | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (8) |
| 48 Kind of advice from a negotiator | | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (15) |
35 'Jurassic Park''s Sam | | _ _ _ _ _ (5) |
| 52 Last name in a candy brand | | _ _ _ _ _ _ (6) |
36 Not precise | | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (7) |
| 53 Got no return? | | _ _ _ _ (4) |
39 Locale of Theban ruins | | _ _ _ _ _ (5) |
| 54 'So you see . . .' | | _ _ _ _ (4) |
41 Supreme Hindu goddess | | _ _ _ _ (4) |
| 55 Shipped | | _ _ _ _ _ _ (6) |
42 Weapon in a gang fight | | _ _ _ _ (4) |
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44 Scouting badge holder | | _ _ _ _ (4) |
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45 Corp. heads | | _ _ _ _ (4) |
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46 'This Is How ___ It' (1995 #1 hit) | | _ _ _ _ (4) |
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47 Envelope or memo abbr., perhaps | | _ _ _ _ (4) |
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49 Ring count | | _ _ _ (3) |
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50 Suffix with Caesar | | _ _ _ (3) |
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51 Today's honoree and word found in the four theme entries | | _ _ _ (3) |