Crossword

ACROSS

1 Songs heard in December 6 Thing that could be a

brewin’ 11 First prime number 14 Down the hatch 15 Olympic legend Comaneci 16 Sleeper Van Winkle 17 Production that is both

funny and sad 19 Fodder for a smeltery 20 Relative of a mudbrick 21 Attic window, sometimes 23 More in shape 26 Brain parts 27 Clue direction 28 Land of Princess Grace 29 Moldovan currency 30 So- so, in water tempera

tures 32 Like moon rovers 35 Thing for a beauty pageant

contestant 37 Like forks 39 Largest Latvian city 40 Praise or glorify 42 Less sinful 44 “Lanka” front 45 “___ Waldo?” 47 Like some suits 49 Thicker through the core 51 Numbered musical compo

sitions 52 Sanction 53 Roswell crash victim, some

believe 55 “Dig in!” 56 Certain inhabitant of a West

Indies island 61 Grate expectations 62 Casual “have to” 63 “Tootsie” co- star 64 B, E or G, e. g. 65 More eccentric 66 Church council

DOWN

1 After- tax earnings 2 Blade that’s most eff ective

when wet 3 Bit of in- fl ight info 4 Smooth, in a musical score 5 Most uncomplimentary, as a

remark 6 Hoity- toity sort 7 Broken, as a wild bronco 8 “___ to Billie Joe” 9 Like a racehorse 10 Certain city election 11 Musicians using slides 12 Cable- company employee,

often 13 Drama with lots and lots of

singing 18 Waist- tightening undergar

ment 22 Come to mind again 23 Bogus 24 Mountaineer’s tool 25 Reliable and honest 26 Any software developer 28 Without, mathematically 31 Man famously followed

by rats 33 Correspond, in grammar 34 Busts 36 Yawn- inducing 38 Lacking ( with “of”) 41 “Move on already, will

you?” 43 Removes by vote 46 Covered the same ground? 48 When many services take

place 49 Command to a pooch 50 Taunt 53 Poker paying 54 Pinocchio, infamously 57 “___ be an honor” 58 “Newhart” setting 59 “... and seven years ___ ...” 60 Beatty of TV and fi lm