Crossword

ACROSS

1 Inflatable lifesaver 5 California border lake 10 ___ Linda, Calif. 14 Slick with lubricant 15 Love, French-style 16 Common and Christian 17 Works Christmas eve? 20 Men and women 21 Mania 22 Letters for a toddler 24 “To Kill a Mockingbird”

author Harper 25 “Erie Canal” mule 27 2,000 pounds 28 Web-footed males 30 “Out,” to an editor 31 Suffix for the very best 32 Munro’s nom de plume 33 Brilliant 35 What a good weepie does? 39 Ore of lead 40 Ancient South American

empire 43 Start to function? 46 Like some food orders 47 Well-seasoned stew 49 “What was ___ think?” 50 Female sheep 51 Charged-up atom 52 Tiny 53 Drummer Ringo 55 Refuse to take no for an

answer 57 Has a long-awaited meal? 62 Frosts cupcakes 63 More sick 64 Opera feature 65 Button on a butcher’s scale 66 Manicurist’s board 67 Class ender

DOWN

1 One way to cross a river 2 Breathe it in 3 Griddle creation 4 Use an old IBM Selectric 5 Brownish grays 6 Abundant 7 Thing to never give up 8 “Days of ___ Lives” 9 Palindromic “before” 10 Look rudely 11 Showily adorned 12 Passover dumplings 13 Give the OK 18 Filet favorite 19 Cornea’s companion 22 Classified things 23 One of Victoria’s secrets 25 Nasal dividers 26 Nautical direction that

avoids the wind 29 Card in a royal flush 30 “Beats me,” slangily 33 Attack on a fort 34 Navy lockup 36 Steady twosome 37 Like a snail 38 Winter accessory in Buf

falo 41 Give a signal to 42 Munched 43 Loner 44 Infamous New York

prison riot site 45 Auto repair shop offering 47 Beads for the prayerful 48 Licorice-flavored liqueur 51 Conclude from the facts 54 Swell, as a river 55 Speck in the ocean 56 Pierce with a harpoon 58 Hotfoot it 59 Horrible Freddy’s street 60 Shutout score, in soccer 61 Guy’s go-with