Times Colonist

DIAGRAMLES­S, 21 X 21

- By Myles Mellor

ACROSS

1 Josh 4 Eagle’s claw 9 Thin arm of the sea 11 Prank 16 Giraffe cousin 17 Bother 19 Artist Matisse 20 Puerto ___ 21 Zero 23 Finish with 24 Separately 26 Hippie festival 28 Swamp-dweller,

in comics 29 Iron chef 30 Friends and

neighbors 31 McCartney

of Beatles 33 Containers 34 Unruly child 36 Holds 37 Police dept. employee 39 “Put ___ on it!” 40 Type of citizenshi­p 42 Neighbor of Swed. 43 Put down 44 “City of New Orleans” singer Guthrie 45 Mamas and the Papas member 46 Skin, in combinatio­ns 48 Handle 49 World War II

important event 51 Kachina doll maker 52 Citi Field’s

forerunner 54 Aloha State goose 55 Blades in the water 57 Golden State

school, for short 58 Not nice to look at 63 Boat mover 68 Chocolate powder 69 Mensa members,

e.g. 73 Cunning 74 Greg Evans

comic strip 75 Written

communicat­ions 76 “He’s ___ nowhere man” (Beatles lyric) 77 Anxious 78 Web mags 79 1974 title role for Dustin Hoffman 80 U.S. Army medal

DOWN

1 ___ and shine 2 Minute amount 3 Champagne

designatio­n 4 Bull in a corrida 5 Related by blood 6 Milk: Prefix 7 Brilliantl­y colored

fish 8 Bowling variation 9 Something received

with a ticket 10 Lay out 11 Writers’ references 12 Let 13 ___nesian 14 Gator’s kin 15 Hose problem 17 Clumsy extinct bird 18 Group 21 Nearby 22 Roller coaster

feature 25 Drunkards 27 Blah 30 Compliment 32 Scene 33 Maneuvered a baton 35 Rogue wave 36 Prayer starter 38 Hold the music 39 “Ugly Betty”

actress Ortiz 41 Weight abbr. 47 Furniture wood 48 Not for court 50 “Uh-huh” 51 Lot 53 El Prado hangings

(Italian) 54 Sgts., e.g. 56 Kind of skirt 57 Vases 58 School whose mascot is Bruin Bear 59 It may be proper 60 Amscray! 61 Atoms having

electrical charges 62 California’s Santa ___ Valley 63 Pizzeria output 64 Attractant 65 Bank holding 66 Spirit 67 Gamble on 70 Glided 71 Alexander

Hamilton bills 72 Big cheese

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