WORD PUZZLES

ACROSS

1. Being

5. A loose coverall

10. Beer

14. Ex-servicemen

15. Dining room furniture

16. Start over

17. Alteration

19. Not odd

20. 24 hours

21. Humorous

22. What’s happening

23. Capture

25. Deduce

27. N N N N

28. Brandy glasses

31. Scrawny one

34. Indications

35. Born as

36. He writes in verse

37. Fine thread

38. Glance over

39. Actress Lupino

40. Large-flowered garden plant

41. Watchful

42. Genesis

44. African antelope

45. Tint

46. Chic

50. Barbarous

52. A radioactive gaseous element

54. Ghost’s cry

55. Employ

56. Disinvestment

58. Midmonth date

59. “Smallest particles”

60. Away from the wind

61. Formally surrender

62. A side road

63. Animal companions

DOWN

1. Avoid

2. 4-door car

3. Remains

4. Clairvoyant’s gift

5. Steps

6. Not glossy

7. Death notice

8. In an overly sweet manner

9. Barbie’s beau

10. Temporary higher rank

11. Awe

12. Biblical garden

13. Habit

18. Exaggerated nasality in speech

22. F F F F

24. Tidy

26. 3 times 3

28. Pantywaist

29. Back

30. Dispatched

31. Whirl

32. Musical finale

33. Freed from anxiety

34. Earnestness

37. Territory

38. Strike heavily

40. Resound

41. Concerning (archaic)

43. Cheddar or edam

44. Shiny

46. Swelling under the skin

47. Poplar tree

48. A nine-piece musical group

49. Carries

50. Fashionable

51. Go on horseback

53. Affirm

56. Apply gently

57. Chart

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