OBSERVER CROSSWORD PUZZLER

ACROSS

1. Coffee region 8. Your spouse’s child 16. Native American tribes 17. A fisherman may spin one 18. Arch type 19. Next days (abbrev) 20. Early stage of development 22. Formal praise 23. Heavy hydrogen, e.g. 24. Mixologist 26. “___ me?” 27. ___ grass 30. “Wheel of Fortune” category 33. Quip, part 3 35. Fertilization site 37. Brawl 38. Sore from rubbing 41. “Cast Away” setting 42. “How ___ Has the Banshee Cried” (Thomas Moore poem) 43. Diving stomach first 46. “Last Judgement” (Latin) 2wrds 48. Christmas concerts 52. Losing consistently 54. “___ Baby Baby” (Linda Ronstadt hit) 55. Instead 58. Mintage 59. Halftime lead, e.g. 60. Burn 62. “My boy” 63. “Dust in the Wind” group 65. “___ not!” 66. Cold and wet 69. Maximum 71. Catchwords 74. Magazine 78. Compensation for a wrong 80. Nerve cell 81. Savour 82. ___ Spumante 83. Iron collar 84. Unquestionable 85. Harmony

DOWN

1. Similar 2. “Once ___ a time...” 3. Artist Chagall 4. Circus performer 5. British cartoon train engine 6. New wiring 7. Indian state 8. Expensive piano 9. Highland toppers 10. Bend 11. Capital of Western Australia 12. Hula ___ 13. Eruptive 14. “Fantasy Island” prop 15. Calendar abbr. 21. It comes easily to hand 25. Participants in Olympics 28. “Is that ___?” 29. Athletic supporter? 30. Egg on 31. LP player 32. Automatic 34. Article reprint 36. MasterCard alternative 38. Catch 39. Carry away, in a way 40. Type of justice in Republic of Venice 43. High school class, for short 44. Coastal raptors 45. The “p” in m.p.g. 47. Like a bug in a rug 49. Acceptances 50. Forum wear 51. The Beatles’ “___ Leaving Home” 53. Type of guitar 55. “Acid” 56. Latin number 3 57. Furthest away 59. Type of GI tract 61. Coastal raptor 63. Asiatic language 64. Cinch 67. Hinduism: Soul 68. Extract 70. Chutney fruit 72. Egyptian cross 73. The “A” of ABM 75. Do, for example 76. Aardvark fare 77. Bottom of the barrel 78. “The ___ Daba Honeymoon” 79. ___ cross