¢>ACROSS&DOWNþH~´¿_·X1.3TICROSSWORD #8,ROCKHOUNDING.BOOTEDUPO.O.E.N.R.O.D.A.O.E.RLIFECYCLE.SWEETPOTATOL.F.T.H.D.E.L.H.K.T.WAMERICANGOTHIC.ETCHERW.E.C.R.E.O.C.S.H.T.EALTO.PATRONSOFTHEARTSY.A.R.C...O.U.O.E.A.T.OBJECTLESSON.OEDIPALS.L.E.E.A.E.T.D.G...ITHEEMPRESS.GETABEADONA...B.I.T.S.R.T.O.I.GREGARDS.CLASSWARFARE.S.O.O.T.H.I...T.F.E.PPROHIBITIONPARTY.ECHOA.B.D.C.N.T.R.E.B.T.PNEEDED.CAMPCOUNSELORSG.R.R.S.S.E.U.T.L.R.OLIPOINTMENT.SKILLEDINE.E.N.U.A.E.E.O.O.E.GDRAGGING.TRADINGCARDS------------.---------.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.----------.------------.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.---------------.-------.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-----.-----------------.-.-.-...-.-.-.-.-.-.------------.--------.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-...-----------.-----------...-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.--------.------------.-.-.-.-.-.-...-.-.-.-----------------.-----.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-------.---------------.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.------------.----------.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.---------.------------CRYPTIC CROSSWORD #8by Trip Payne© 2005 Trip PayneGeologic study, out of debt, turning to Reverend Spooner (12)Skate around baseless old regulation for bed on wheels (8)Living room furniture made from bottom parts of a chair surrounded by cord (6,5)Frenzied jerk chases tailless rats (6)Catch a "C.S.I." rerun -- it turns different than usual (16)Mr. Scott upended regular digging machine (7)Old method of execution brought about attack in direct confrontation (4,2,4)Retro tavern gets couple of debutantes overly loaded, in a way (6,2)Swear love at hospital (4)Small amount of alcohol engulfing fine mind, game show host Edwards relaxed with a drink (4,3,4,3)Recalled divided gathering at hot Christopher Reeve movie (9)Moving stealthily around quiet form of sports entertainment (3,9)Spoiled, centuries-old meat can be found at these places (4,8)Stages of development changed elf Cicely (4,5)Virtuous man keeps small cauldron next to old vegetable (5,6)Hang comic art (i.e., funny painting) (8,6)Artist that woman pursues, and so forth (6)Wasn't at ease with wild tattoo on a dentist (5,2,9)Singer beginning to appreciate light opera's debut (4)Certain financial backers of Nixon and Reagan linked to moderate-center positions (7,2,3,4)Making a stitched design on elaborate green border, I'm maintaining interest (14)Unfortunately close ten jobs, for example (6,6)Each station's holding chat on each body of water near Asia (4,5,3)Sort of complex friend sits behind British dictionary author (7)Sailor's bit of anguish aboard simple vehicle covered in sparkly things (4-8)Media goes after those people divided over suggestion of enigmatic tarot card (3,7)Take aim at Bill spreading $1000 before a professor (3,1,4,2)I'd taken up musical instrument, assuming true command (6,5)Early religious figure sent pirate off (5,5)Communists accepting Georgia Republican's best wishes (7)"Go bare," Poe ordered nut from the South (6,3)Fee on a vehicle boarded by girl with economic conflict (5,7)Catholic leader's interminable indication of distress about no-good modern music (3,5)Group of abstainers in favor of greeting champ, mostly one over par outside of today (11,5)Got excited and frolicked without a top (7)Italian author holds head of his parrot (4)In a turnaround, college finally chose follower of a British author (6)Reporter's massaged -- it's necessary (6)Summer resort's employees on a soccer slump, surprisingly (4,10)Rock star takes time (4)Blistex, for example, is fired up about principal spokespeople (3,8)Expert at wrongdoing has committed an assassination (7,2)Tedious doctor good in subject of gerontology (8)Mold, dirt, and rags surrounding third-rate collectibles (7,5)