OBSERVER CROSSWORD PUZZLER

ACROSS 1. The “U” in UHF 5. Matter of debate 10. Manila envelope feature 15. Euros replaced them 16. Glowing, perhaps 17. Birthstone after sapphire 18. Stretch of land 20. Mideast drink made from fermented milk 21. ______ New Guinea 22. Nursemaids in India 24. Gymnast’s goal 25. In tune with current events 27. Prepare eggs, in a way 29. Jack-o’-lantern feature 31. Took the cake, say 32. It was dropped in the 60’s 35. One who puts you in your place 37. Playful aquatic animal 39. Throat-clearing sound 41. “__ what?” 42. Like wild horses 45. Sound from a tabby? 46. Off the beaten path 48. Wax-coated cheese 51. Super Bowl highlights? 52. Volunteer, perhaps 53. Single-celled organism 55. Sign of a brake problem 56. Tincture of opium 57. In ___ of (as a substitute for) 59. One who hasn’t turned pro? 60. Yours truly 61. Greek consonant 63. Leave speechless 64. Put on the payroll 65. “Stop right there!” DOWN 1. Final: Abbr. 2. Old Italian money 3. Cafeteria carrier 4. Postgame summary 5. Word that means “kind” 6. Get hot under the collar 7. Hotel convenience 8. Taking advantage of 9. Always, to a poet 11. Good earth 12. Enter the picture 13. ___ Ste. Marie 14. Cast member 19. Biblical pronoun 21. It’s spotted in westerns 23. Get smart with 25. Church donation 26. Chowder morsel

28. Nervous system disorder 30. Speakers’ platforms 33. LaBeouf of “Transformers”

34. Fixed in one’s purpose 36. Beef cut 38. Swelling disease 40. Camper’s protection 43. Real first name of Peter, Paul & Mary’s Paul Stookey 44. Forbidden: Var. 47. ___ Grove Village, Ill. 49. Animal house 50. Madam, slangily 52. Atomic number 2 53. Year of our Lord 54. Ziggy Stardust’s genre 58. Resistance to change 62. Blow chunks 63. “Quiet, please!”