Crossword

Across

1 Bowser's pal 5 Threat ender 9 Party-giver's plea 13 Yet to come 15 Bellyache 16 Redding or Skinner 17 Natural talent 18 Type option 19 Cuts off 20 Observe secretly 21 Camelot lady 23 Gavel

25 Dock 26 Thicker, as fog 27 Person appointed 30 Genre 31 Getting older 32 Phone zone (2 wds.)

37 Lap dog, slangily 38 Existed

40 Felt sorry about 41 Young tree 43 Pretended to be 44 Student stats 45 Rural area 47 Something to shell

50 With competence 51 Erase

52 Eye part 53 Famous cathedral town 56 Unrefined metals 57 Humerus neighbor 59 Moderator 61 Faux pas (hyph.) 62 Jazzy refrain 63 Kind of hat 64 Dress fastener 65 Tart plum 66 Wimple wearers

Down

1 Temporary trends 2 Flapjack chain 3 Fresh 4 Kayak mover 5 Darth Vader's side 6 Burglar's “key” 7 USAF unit 8 Painted 9 Bakery items 10 Pocketed 11 Treacherous person 12 Furtive sound 14 Tinting

22 Born 24 Singer/composer Paul — 25 Yearned 26 Causing great fear 27 Drowses off 28 Curved molding 29 Voice-amplifying device 32 Batting stat 33 Chum

34 Remove from office

35 Forest grazer 36 Circular current 38 Cordials 39 Part of MIT 42 Loose threads 43 Vital signs 45 Wine server 46 Geisha's accessory 47 Evita or Juan

48 Helen, in Spanish

49 Noted fabulist 51 Cambridge academics

52 Stats 53 Pale brown 54 Without fat 55 Wood for an archer's bow 58 Diamond — 60 Geog. feature