Crossword

ACROSS

1 Gumbo pod 5 Built with, as straw, sticks or bricks 11 Sculler’s need 14 Indian bread 15 On the train 16 Sport-__:

versatile vehicle 17 ’70s Wonder

Woman portrayer 19 Dreidel,

essentially 20 Thus far 21 Bulletin board

fastener 22 Not at all serious,

as threats 23 Wonderland

creator 27 Bridge support 29 Rime 30 Source, as of

knowledge 31 Plane arrivals 35 Plane measure 36 Borden cow ... and a phonetic hint to this puzzle’s four longest answers 38 Joint malady 39 Said again 41 Longtime P&G

soap “for women” 42 “Who __ blame?” 43 Purvey provisions for a party 44 Her fashion company made the Fortune 500 in 1986 49 Gabor and Perón 50 Hubbubs 51 Treat like a dog? 54 Luau serving 55 “Who’s on First?”

funny guy 59 Drop the ball 60 Accumulate on a

surface 61 Like a busybody 62 Ham on __ 63 Itty-bitty 64 Henna and

others

DOWN

1 “For Your Eyes __”: Bond film 2 Multi-talented

Danny 3 Go ballistic 4 “Furthermore ... ” 5 Colorful parrots 6 Old calculators 7 Nerds 8 Break bread 9 Metal-bearing rock 10 New Deal pres. 11 One-up 12 Wake Island or

Bikini 13 Fend off 18 ’50s nuclear

experiment 22 Provide water to

artificially 23 Maniacs 24 Indian spiced tea 25 Top-rated 26 “Cool!” 27 Ripped up 28 Bitterly regrets 30 Partner of wide 31 ’60s hallucinogen 32 Alaskan city on the Seward Peninsula 33 __ gum:

thickening agent 34 Pigs’ digs 36 Soulful James 37 First of 13 popes 40 Comm. system

with hand motions 41 Art able to 43 Singer with Stills,

Nash and Young 44 Sufferer healed

by Jesus 45 Old piano key

material 46 Former name of

the Congo xwordeditor@aol.com 47 Breakfast strips 48 Smells 51 Clever tactic 52 “If all __ fails ... ” 53 Santa’s sackful 55 Back muscle, for

short 56 Keats creation 57 Waste not 58 Tackle’s neighbor on the line