“BUTT OF COURSE”
ACROSS
1 Folk wisdom
5 Toe holds?
9 Its first is for fools
14 Tip or summit
15 “To ___ His Own” 16 Grass unit
17 Director’s place
20 Sister of Calliope
21 Just a smidge
22 Draws a bead
23 Chem. classroom
24 A Bobbsey twin 26 Societal woes
28 Smithy ovens
30 Home to billions 34 Europe’s highest volcano 37 Morning riser 38 Deliberately snub 39 Cap-a-pie
42 Venetian master
43 Half the width of ems 44 “___ Make a Deal” 45 Fish market presence 46 Spine-tingling
48 “You betcha!”
50 “It’s ___-win situation!” 51 CEO’s degree, sometimes 54 “Money ___ everything!” 57 Shakespearean king
59 Depth charge target
61 They show you where you’ve been 64 Fibber of old radio
65 Gardener’s spring purchase 66 Cosmetic additive
67 Liability’s opposite
68 Edible root of the taro
69 “Two Years Before the Mast” writer
DOWN
1 Fashion status symbol
2 Work at the Met
3 Betty Ford Center offering 4 Ramp sign
5 Gave grub to
6 Relishing
7 Canyon sound effect
8 Achilles’ mother
9 “Dancing With the Stars” network 10 In an enjoyable manner 11 Rajah’s wife
12 Same as before, in footnotes 13 “Make do” amount
18 Banned behavior
19 Mineo of “Exodus” 25 27 28 29 31 32 33 34 35 36 38 40 41 46 47 49 51 52 53 54 55 56 58 60 62 63
Matching felony?
Small building block Genealogical record
Come onstage
Mechanical routine
Gait faster than a walk
Skirt lines
Immature salamanders Light haircut
Post-it message
“Peer Gynt” dramatist
“A ___ of Two Cities”
Like a Las Vegas bandit
Brie or feta
Rain cats and dogs
Thrilla in Manila boxer Money, in slang
Title for Munchhausen Participating in a yacht race Rombauer of cookbook fame Min. segments
___ Head, North Carolina Struck with wonder
Slender wire nail
Doggy doc
Wedding declaration