Inside information that gives a couple of them away
One of the things our library has is a community puzzle, T. Elmer Cox is a local historian, our collections manager is named hilarie, and we have a little garden by the big spring out back.
there's a bunch of other impossible ones, but they don't require any inside info, just an ability to make the kind of logical leaps a novice crossword-maker might.
Secondary Hints for All Clues
1 Across "unless, of course, the talking horse is the famous mister"3 Across "ee-i-_ --__"8 Across or something you tell that might cause your heart to race _ _ _ _12 Across a novel about a man imprisoned in an enormous house that is falling into the sea14 Across sam got offended that smeagol didn't know about this root vegetable17 Across in the u.s., the things that have this in their name are divided into s- and c- types18 Across flac is one of several audio formats that claim to be this-less19 Across like a musketeer, but instead of a musket it's an international group that develops standards for technology and manufacturing20 Across like if the whole village collaborated on a crossword, you'd call it a...23 Across a potential ad campaign emphasizing the importance of the consumer to the candy that melts in your mouth, not in your hand?24 Across played by karl urban in the peter jackson adaptation25 Across modus operandi, for short26 Across an old-school rapper who moonlighted as a cleaning guy, maybe?29 Across a bloody steak30 Across "oh-o-oh-oh, let it..."31 Across an indie record lable named after that song32 Across an improvisational weapon34 Across often described has having been aroused, or directed towards some object36 Across lil' rfn' _ _ ?
37 Across this is the one that has a number in it, sorry!
39 Across best ordinary, um, factor?
40 Across sault _ _ . marie
41 Across "movin' on up, to a de- _ _ _ apartment in the sky-y-y"
42 Across this one's dumb, it's "very sons of anarchy," for short
43 Across the word is literally in the clue, (and in the hint!)
44 Across 1996 hurricane that hit north carolina
46 Across one word and an abbreviation, i guess, or maybe just a word and part of the name of the company
48 Across are you _ or are you out?
49 Across vividly shocking or sensational
51 Across calcium, lime, and rust remover, for short
52 Across technically, this might be melvil killing one tenth of his enemies?
58 Across half of a twosie
59 Across minnesota representative ilhan
60 Across not "ole!," but " _ _ !"61 Across talk to you later, kind of communist?62 Across writing these hints reminds me how many very silly ones there are. maybe loans you take out on a rodent?64 Across like a rope?65 Across it used to be in oneonta ny, but now it's in texas66 Across detox, for short1 Down a story with huge stakes and enormous scope2 Down a bird ancestor, for short3 Down "in the game" at least, with regards to their sports franchise games4 Down right, too silly. maybe to give someone a bonk on the head?5 Down id est, if that helps6 Down american actor and activist davis7 Down an example might be the one peter s. beagle created in 19688 Down what the picker of pickled peppers is, besides a peter9 Down The inverse of "for sho'"10 Down or a department that when you call them, they suggest turning the ruby slippers on and off again11 Down associated with the 1960s folk scene13 Down this one is the abbreviation for remote control and then the word for the "pyramid-preserved"? again, my apologies15 Down Our Genealogical and Historical Library is named after him16 Down sandwich cookie, it's not hydrox21 Down hit 90s song by hmnson nothers nand?22 Down three letter name shared by a poehler and a sedaris, but backwards, and then the three letter ending of the name of the tv company that used to have a factory here in Greeneville26 Down many art majors disdain these, the feeling is probably mutual27 Down australia, for another, smaller example28 Down state supplementary program30 Down large source of fresh water33 Down could be a sarcastic shortening of hilarious?35 Down the town in holland that the cheese is named after38 Down thing you might have done between being 7ed and 9ed? sorry this is also dumb42 Down or a chevy44 Down demand maleficent might make of a henchman with wings? (two words)45 Down how the singer in MAGIC!'s future father-in-law responded to his asking for his blessing?47 Down unless 13-Down commandeers it48 Down illinois department of transportation50 Down i do not know any other clues for this, just imdb the last name of nathan lane's character on the show53 Down looks like a weird spelling of "where," but actually rhymes with "here" if that helps54 Down or, uh, checks google the european society for lingual orthodontics55 Down in england, they say it as a plural56 Down if the best we could hope for was survival, it would be maslow's hierarchy of...57 Down a brief increase in the speed of wind63 Down internet slang for "to the max," but don't ask me what it stands for