OBSERVER CROSSWORD PUZZLER

ACROSS 1. Dune ___ (vehicle for driving on the beach) 5. Tray-opening button on a DVD player 10. Poe or Degas 15. One in need of a fix 16. Inauguration participant 17. Pro ___ 18. Hindu queen 20. Blew it 21. Japanese noodle dish 22. Metaphor for abundance 24. Short order, for short 25. Woodlouse 27. Bonehead 29. Bounce back 31. King Kong, e.g. 32. Fuzzy topics 36. Desert sight 38. It may have an extra electron 39. “Don’t ___ words in my mouth!” 40. Voters and drinkers, e.g. 43. Edge along furtively 45. How ghost stories are told 47. Goatish glance 50. Grassy area 51. Nursery hanging toy 52. Tasting of tarragon 54. Word such as “quickly” 55. Rise into the air by magic? 56. “___ Poppins” 58. Elon who co-founded Tesla 59. Beaver State 60. Moray, e.g. 62. Shade of black 63. “Anything ___?” 64. One may exert pressure DOWN 1. Velcro-like seed pod 2. B-52 org. 3. Characteristic carrier 4. _____ spoon 5. “Concentration” pronoun 6. Hopping desert rodent 7. Benjamin Disraeli, e.g. 8. Aegean vacation locale 9. “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” character 11. Attraction 12. Bass viols 13. Enjoyed immensely 14. Texas ballplayer 19. Avoid finishing a sentence? 21. Fowl place 23. Kind of traffic 25. Like some layered rock 26. Protection 28. Shooting star 30. Grand ___ 33. Agitate 34. Makes beloved 35. Hindu garment 37. Tiny island 41. Pickle flavoring 42. Balance sheet item 44. Irresistible philanderer 46. Diminish 48. Chapter in history 49. Sandwich choice 51. Yours truly 52. Hello, breezily 53. Bullets, e.g. 57. A corona round the sun or moon 61. Dexterity 62. Enormous mushroom