71.   So much for questioning whether the Lakers had a killer instinct.

72.   Summing up complex issues in simple drawings requires curiosity, an appetite for news, a bountiful gift for free association and the killer instinct of an assassin.

73.   That would be character, stability and a killer instinct.

74.   Terry wonders when their three-freshman starting lineup will come out with a killer instinct rather than a rally cap.

75.   The Baghdad bully, who is a good judge of such matters, after all, thought the American president lacked the killer instinct.

76.   The Democratic nominee six years ago was Attorney General Robert Abrams, a sweet man with the killer instincts of a hamster.

77.   The Jaguars also seemed to lack the killer instinct late in the season.

78.   The Jets need a killer instinct.

79.   The killer instinct on Sunday rested with the Colts.

80.   The killer instinct needs to filter down to everyone else.