Crossword

ACROSS

1 Greek cheese 5 Church section close to the

altar 9 Push 14 Locket shape, often 15 Drains, as of strength 16 One with a long sentence 17 Type of entrance payment 20 President’s run 21 Ruminant’s chew 22 Wed again 26 Not devoted to religion 30 Beginning or genesis 31 It’s frustrating when out of

reach 32 “___ of Good Feelings” 33 One-celled organism 34 Place for an iris 35 Good at dodging questions

(var.) 36 Make easy enough for a

child to understand 39 Planned building setting 40 Painter’s choices 41 Verbal exams 43 Roast pig side dish 44 Chevy rival 45 Flat-bottomed garbage

boats 46 Gray area? 48 Most highbrow 49 Any planet, to a bard 50 Old Iranian ruler 51 Become a conquering hero 59 Repugnance or hatred 60 Maintained, as an opinion 61 Receive a paycheck 62 Lightly gallops or runs 63 Swirl before going down the

drain 64 Stretched out under covers

DOWN

1 Debate side 2 Dec. 31, notably 3 Garment label 4 Boxing legend Muhammad 5 Toward the rear, at sea 6 Fencing maneuver 7 Quickly deleted email 8 Md. time setting 9 Display poor posture 10 Karma believer 11 TV setting 12 Start to vibrate? 13 Before, in romantic poetry 18 Long step 19 North Pole feature 22 CD-___ 23 Cause of a disappearing

coastline 24 Trifling detail 25 Hanging open 26 Flower parts 27 What a tree produces 28 Certain socks or sweaters 29 Unit of hope or sun 31 Like the Chicago Cubs’

outfield 34 Exorbitant interest charge 35 Wispy, high-altitude

clouds 37 Parallelograms with four

equal sides 38 Despise 39 Place to kick back and get

smeared with mud 42 Air France flier, once 44 Public discussions 45 Snifter’s contents 47 Chef’s topper 48 “You’ve Really Got ___ on

Me” (Miracles song) 50 Backyard building 51 Sound abbr.? 52 Word in a Shakespeare title 53 Beat by a hair 54 Ship, as a pronoun 55 Ship’s setting 56 Word describing the “Four”

Beatles 57 Mine stuff that’s good to

find 58 Stop