CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS 1 Technical 5 Basketball

association 8 Expression 13 Raccoon-like

animal 14 Snakelike fish 15 Chopper 16 April (abbr.) 17 British thanks 18 ‘Ding, ang bato!’ 19 Ostentatious

display 21 Similar 24 Web 25 Eats 27 Snake 29 Ship’s caulking 32 Milliliter 33 By way of 36 Day of the wk. 39 Asian nation 41 Looking at 43 Spot 45 Short for Pamela 46 Ascend 47 Bye 49 Hazes 52 Possessive

pronoun 53 Pouch 54 South Dakota 56 Ireful 58 America 59 Travel guides 62 Football league 64 Stately 67 Animal’s end part 69 Singing need 71 Him 73 Arbiter 74 Roof overhang 75 Tax agency 77 Boxer 79 Not here 80 Single 81 City in Yemen DOWN 1 Theme 2 Globe 3 Connecticut 4 Concealed 5 Compass point 6 Second letter of

the greek alphabet 7 An expression 8 Count 9 Goddess 10 Land

measurement 11 Male 12 Time period 13 Automobile 20 Collection of

animals 22 Takes by force 23 Large computer

co. 26 Had been 28 Bullfight cheer 30 Kentucky (abbr.) 31 Florida City 33 Eight 34 Institution (abbr.) 35 Gets older 36 What Lipton

makes 37 U.S. Department

of Agriculture 38 Heroic 40 Objective 42 Year (abbr.) 44 You 48 Ship initials 50 Georgia (abbr.) 51 Short-term memory 55 Degree of expertise in

karate 57 Nosh 58 Stomach sore 60 Hesitate 61 Singer Paul 62 Prophet who built the ark 63 Quintet 65 American state 66 Switzerland city 68 Licensed practical nurse 69 Animal doctor 70 Vane direction 72 Estimated time of arrival 76 Compass point 78 3 feet