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Today in History: January 1 Crossword Puzzle

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A puzzle looking at some significant events and birthdays which took place on January 1. There are two marked anagrams. Enjoy!
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      1. Breakfast beverages
      5. Soundness of mind
      9. Prankster's projectile
      11. 3D, 35D, 11A: Jan. 1, 1959, Fidel ____ seizes power in ____ from General Fulgencio ____ (3rd word)
      12. January 1, 1586: Surprise attack on the city of Santo ____ in Hispaniola by Sir Francis Drake
      13. "Please tell ____ was dreaming!" (2,1)
      15. January 1, 1808: US Law banning the ____ of slaves comes into effect
      17. 17A & 32A: Born January 1, 1879, novelist ____ ____ (EM) Forster, "A Passage to India" (1st word)
      18. 27A, 39A, 36A, 18A: The ____ ____ ____ (playhouse) opened January 1, 1824 in New ____, LA (4th word)
      19. January 1, 1999: this common currency of 11 European nations began circulation
      22. Stitched together, as 25A produced her flag
      24. HAVE CAULK mixture for computer geek's motivation even when the goal seems useless (anag., 4,5)
      25. Betsy ____ (b. January 1, 1752, Gloucester City) credited with making the first American flag
      27. 27A, 39A, 36A, 18A: The ____ ____ ____ (playhouse) opened January 1, 1824 in New ____, LA (1st word)
      30. 30A & 17D: Jan. 1, 1915: ____ battleship "Formidable" sunk in the ____ Channel by "U-24" (1st word)
      32. 17A & 32A: Born January 1, 1879, novelist ____ ____ (EM) Forster, "A Room with a View" (2nd word)
      33. FBI founding director J. Edgar ____ b. January 1, 1895, Washington D.C.
      34. Dutch theologian Friedrich Spanheim the elder (d. May 14, 1649) born January 1 this year (Rom. num.)
      36. 27A, 39A, 36A, 18A: The ____ ____ ____ (playhouse) opened January 1, 1824 in New ____, LA (3rd word)
      37. Separate
      38. Vatican vestment
      39. 27A, 39A, 36A, 18A: The ____ ____ ____ (playhouse) opened January 1, 1824 in New ____, LA (2nd word)
      40. "It's about time!" (2,4)

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      2. Adequate for the job (2,2,3)
      3. 3D, 35D, 11A: Jan. 1, 1959, Fidel ____ seizes power in ____ from General Fulgencio ____ (1st word)
      4. 31D, 34D, 4D: Jan. 1, 1937, At the ____ Mansion in Minnesota, canned ____ is named ____ (3rd word)
      5. Strangely SAID that Joseph ____-Lecointe set a new aviation speed record January 1, 1923 (anag.)
      6. Wanderers
      7. Weight of water displaced by a ship; for "HMS Formidable" (30A/17D) it was 14,700 t.
      8. Require
      10. January 1, 1788: First edition of "The Times" published in this U.K. capital
      14. Weakened
      16. Colonial hat which may have been worn by Paul Revere (b. January 1, 1735 in Boston)
      17. 30A & 17D: Jan. 1, 1915: ____ battleship "Formidable" sunk in the ____ Channel by "U-24" (2nd word)
      20. Numero ____
      21. Exclamations of surprise
      22. Short time (abbr.)
      23. Typing or keyboarding speed stat. (init.)
      25. Distant
      26. Oversupply
      28. January 1, 1500: Portuguese explorer Pedro ____ Cabral reaches the Brazilian coast
      29. Made head lines?
      30. January 1, 1863 saw both armies observe New Year's Day during the ____ of Murfreesboro
      31. 31D, 34D, 4D: Jan. 1, 1937, At the ____ Mansion in Minnesota, canned ____ is named ____ (1st word)
      34. 31D, 34D, 4D: Jan. 1, 1937, At the ____ Mansion in Minnesota, canned ____ is named ____ (2nd word)
      35. 3D, 35D, 11A: Jan. 1, 1959, Fidel ____ seizes power in ____ from General Fulgencio ____ (2nd word)