_åACROSS&DOWNŽKI‡)Ïn1.2 Juary 24, 200 DESP..DUH.TELLLAUD.ASA.ATALINTERNET.SHODATIME..COSA..NAN.NIGHT.NIT...COOL.STONEARGO.NOT.ILSACHASE.BEAM...TOL.SMELL.UNA..INTO..ASLANDOLE.SOPRANOSODER.HBO.GAMENEED.ESL..SIL---..---.--------.---.------------.---------..----..---.-----.---...----.---------.---.---------.----...---.-----.---..----..---------.------------.---.--------.---..---January 24, 2000, News Quiz CrosswordCreated by Fred Piscop© 2000 TIME Inc.Paranormal power, for shortPolitical pawn ___GonzalezYear-end tempHe now runs the Kremlin"Of course!" in teenspeakAl's predecessorAvail oneself ofRepublican also-runner"Don't ask, don't ___" (Clinton policy McCain supports)Itar-___ (Russian news agency)McCain opposes its subsidies; Bradley used toThai's neighborA deg. held by some lawyersPraise highlyBradley/Gore pol. affiliationPalindromic first name of Arkansas G.O.P. CongressmanFirst name of Indian Prime Minister Bush didn't knowNow being debated: Should its earnings be taxed?She supported 26-Down's decision on 1-DownDid a smithy's job"One Day at ___"___ NostraTiebreakers, brieflyOne of the Bobbseys"Mr. Saturday ___ " (Crystal flick)Charged atomNewspaper that broke the Paxson storyBig Apple hoops tourneyOrg. that ruled that 1-Down should be returned to CubaJetsam of 1773"Neato!"Comedian Bill, to his friends"Any Given Sunday" directorCokie's on-air rivalJason's vesselPlay a roleP, on a fraternity sweaterSyrians want to wade in its waters"___ to worry!"Business-card abbr.Ingrid in "Casablanca"53-Across creator DavidGuinness World Records suffixLaser's "knife"Banned apple spray"My mama done ___ me ... "Need a bath badly___ Arens, a vocal opponent of Barak's peace policyMerkel of moviedomForearm bonesSupermodel CampbellPhotographer AdamsEngrossed withSocial misfitChechen President ___ Maskhadov (Bush didn't know his name either)Reagan was its pres.She backs BushBoxing promoter KingShelley specialty"The ___" (TV hit set in New Jersey)Out of date: abbr.Inside-the-Beltway figureFrankfurt's riverNetwork on which 53-Across appears___ show (e.g., "Greed" or "Millionaire")Scholarship criterionImmigrant's subj.Part of r.s.v.p.