CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS

1 Artist’s creation 4 City in Nebraska 9 Start 14 Luau dish 15 Valentine’s day angel 16 Major world religion 17 Sprite 18 Compass point 19 Coke’s competitor 20 Take off your hat 22 Delaware (abbr.) 23 Neither’s partner 25 Scene 26 Snacked 28 Lower limb 30 Arabic word meaning “generous” 33 Polish city 36 Impair 37 ‘Love’ (French) 39 Fooled 41 V.P.’s boss 43 Lazy __ (turn table) 45 Wizened 46 Capital of Vietnam 48 Quick 50 North northwest 51 Leather making need 53 Praises 55 South southwest 56 Less than two 57 Tree 60 Note of debt 62 Indiana (abbr.) 63 God 67 Car paths 69 Fish 72 Fire remains 73 Scale 74 Light purple flower 76 Espy 77 Reference 78 Native Americans 79 Time period

DOWN

1 Copied 2 Candy brand 3 Bicker 4 Halloween mo. 5 Greek “M” 6 Recess 7 Hellos 8 City in Yemen 9 Interpret movement of speaker’s lips 10 Vane direction 11 Swiss mountains 12 Flower jar 13 Give off 21 Remote 22 Thinks 24 Ancient 27 Beverage 29 African antelope 30 Gold weight 31 Playing field 32 Sorrow 33 Bunched fruit 34 Gave out money 35 Adjusts space between characters 36 Miles per hour 38 America 40 Water 42 Male children 44 Former U.S. president 47 Refuses to yield 49 Degree of expertise in karate 52 The other half of Jima 54 Headed 57 Writer Bombeck 58 Spoil 59 Disfigure 61 California university 62 Doing nothing 64 Move carefully 65 Exploiter 66 Popular American stadium 68 Cell stuff 70 Lube 71 Enact 75 Gold (abbr.)