CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 __ in; caved

5 Take a __ at; attempt to do

9 Actress Greta

14 Take __; subtract

15 Author __ Stanley Gardner

16 Go nowhere near

17 Falling star that reaches earth

19 Angered

20 Sullivan and Bradley 21 Long car

22 Puff __; snakes full of venom

23 Elegant poem

24 Wise man

26 Skillful bravery

30 Stress

35 Merits

36 Walk with heavy steps 38 __- blue; loyal

39 Numeral

40 Raced

41 Wooden box

42 As straight __ arrow 43 Record

44 Despised 45 Drawn- out

47 Assassins

49 Lay to __; bury

51 Gore & his dad 52 Museum piece 56 Ceremony

58 Tumor’s ending

61 At all __; day and night 62 Custodian

64 “To be __ to be...” 65 Forest animals

66 Actor Neeson

67 Minor; trivial

68 Vane direction

69 Allows

DOWN

1 Old Maid or gin rummy 2 Flabbergasted

3 Large tubs

4 Needle’s hole

5 TV __; sitcom or drama 6 Brief haircut

7 Choir members 8 Buzzing insect

9 Flower bed

10 Passionate

11 Acting part

12 Coffin platform 13 Chances

18 Most ancient

22 Grew gray

23 Possessing

25 Makes amends

26 Ride a bike

27 Lift up

28 Liver or spleen

29 Aerosols

31 Veers off course

32 Fuming

33 External

34 Requirements

37 One trip across the pool 41 Alpine hut

43 “My Country, ‘ Tis of __” 46 Dependable

48 Most recent news

50 Refrain opener

52 Small store

53 __ off; left suddenly

54 Dad’s sister

55 Horse’s gait

57 Annoys

58 Merle Haggard’s “__ from Muskogee”

59 Ham or beef

60 Upper limbs

62 Average mark

63 Laundry soap