The Woolwich Observer

OBSERVER CROSSWORD PUZZLER

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ACROSS

1. Consumes 4. Astringent substance 8. Its motto is “Industry” 12. “The ___ Daba Honeymoon” 15. “How ___ Has the Banshee Cried” (Thomas Moore poem) 16. Children’s ___ 17. Doer 19. Exchange 21. Having idle time 22. Dry 23. High standards 25. Josip Broz, familiarly 26. Hawaiian wreath 27. Fall flat 28. 24-hr. banking convenienc­e 30. Bird ___ 31. Go through 34. Brief time out? 36. Lazybones 38. Ball 39. Number next to a plus sign 42. Philosophi­es 43. Bird word 44. Sailor or comedian 45. Biddy 46. Black stone 48. Bar bill 49. Crystal meth, in slang 51. Sailing vessel 55. Density symbol 57. Academy Awards 60. Islet 61. Fling 64. “That’s a lie!” 65. Get going 66. Shade of green 67. Chowed down 68. Sores 70. ___ mode 71. Varnish ingredient 73. Before, before 76. Compass heading 77. Citrus fruit 79. Sacred beetle of ancient Egypt 81. Star bursts 84. Biased 86. Curiosity 88. Elementary particle 89. Condo, e.g. 90. Cheat, slangily 91. Clairvoyan­ce, e.g. 92. “Hamlet” has five 93. Combustibl­e heap 94. “Come to think of it ...”

DOWN

1. Have the ___ for 2. 60’s hairdo 3. Horse hand 4. _____ cup, sailing race 5. Sign after Cancer 6. Hungry 7. Civilian clothes 8. Wrinkly fruit 9. Work boot feature 10. Seniors disparager 11. “For ___ a jolly ...” 12. Slightly 13. Moved like a bug 14. Passions 18. “For shame!” 20. Big game 24. Reddish brown 29. Bog 31. Somewhat, in music 32. Flatten, in a way 33. Rewriter 35. Hound 37. Contradict 40. Chain letters? 41. Fall back 42. Innocent 47. Inside shot? 50. Beetle, e.g. 52. Winners 53. Hay waggon 54. Cleaning cabinet supplies 56. Challenge, metaphoric­ally 58. Contemptuo­us look 59. Type of gypsum 61. Mother-of-pearl source 62. Indifferen­t pets 63. Incriminat­e 67. Highlight 69. Soon, to a bard 72. Echo sounder 74. Incurred 75. Black 78. Approx. 80. Bothers 82. Atlas section 83. Glimpse 85. Bank offering, for short 87. “Yes, ___!”

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