crossword puzzle

ACROSS

1 Curve 5 Group of Indic languages 9 An expression 13 Candy brand 14 Former U.S.

president 15 Choose 16 Mendelevium

(abbr.) 17 Washington

(abbr.) 18 Barium (abbr.) 19 Rowboat 20 Contend 22 Short for Pamela 23 Thick carpet 25 Sister 26 Us 27 Metric ton

(abbr.) 28 On top 29 Proof ending 32 Bullfight cheer 33 Deciliter 34 Sun 35 Throw 37 Female sheep 39 Animal doc 41 Anger 42 Told an untruth 43 Caesar’s two 44 Talk 46 Cagy 47 Switzerland city 48 Strontium

(abbr.) 49 Dorothy’s home

(abbr.) 50 Least amount 51 See ya! 54 No. of eggs in a

package 55 North by west 58 Old 60 Georgia (abbr.) 62 British Columbia (abbr.) 64 __ box 65 Central processing unit 66 Native Americans 68 Greek stringed

instrument 70 Talk about, with

“over” 71 Short for ‘Peter’ 72 Smell

Down

1 Military unit 2 Pole 3 Centiliter 4 North American Indian 5 Goddess 6 Edge tool 7 Knock off 8 Deoxyribonucleic acid (abbr.) 10 Threaten 11 April (abbr.) 12 Eye infection 14 Compass point 19 Degree of expertise in karate 21 ___ Lauder 22 Puppy 24 Miss 25 What a leaf

comes from 26 Pours forth 27 Milliliter 29 Brand of cot- tontipped swab 30 Hearing part 31 Female formal wear 32 Mind 33 Delaware (abbr.) 36 Fat 38 Small bird 39 Roman six 40 Boxer 43 Business title

ending 45 Arkansas 47 Business 50 Modern 52 Soak 53 Of this kind 54 God 56 Big knife 57 Worker 59 Curative mineral

spring 60 Lacuna 61 Lager 63 Connecticut 64 Affirmative 67 Movie alien 69 3 feet 63 (anno regni) ‘In the

year of the reign’ 65 preposition 66 three-toed sloth