Houston Chronicle

daily crossword

- By Janice Luttrell

ACROSS

1 __ Khan: Rita Hayworth’s husband 4 Composure 10 Turkish title of

honor 14 Life story, briefly 15 Cigar-smoking

George’s spouse 16 Swag 17 *One of three in a

daily diet 19 Former Mississipp­i senator Trent 20 Where sailors go 21 Like a disengaged

engine 23 Plant anchor 24 *A roll of two, in

craps 26 Bring up, as a

topic 29 Grant permission 30 “Dig in” 31 Glacial historic

period 34 The Macarena,

pet rocks, etc. 35 Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, e.g., and, literally, what the first words of the answers to starred clues can be 39 One, to Beethoven 40 Regular practice 41 Quagmire 42 Fed. assistance

program 44 Key related to D

major 48 *Opening night

“Best of luck!” 52 Pear center 53 __ powder 54 Unevenly

balanced 57 Confident “Are you the one for this job?” response 58 *Guffaw from the

gut 60 Copenhagen

native 61 Abode that’s

abuzz 62 Hawaii’s

Mauna __ 63 Those, to José 64 Shorthand pros 65 Sinusitis-treating

MD

DOWN

1 Soak up 2 Bar bottle contents 3 “I’m not the only one?” 4 Farming prefix 5 Air Force One VIP 6 Metal-threaded fabrics 7 Atlantic or Pacific 8 Soccer star Hamm 9 Resemble 10 TV’s “Kate & __” 11 Name on a blimp 12 Detective’s

promising clues 13 Swears to 18 Reaches 22 Trawling gear 25 Red flag 27 300, to Caesar 28 “__ Haw” 32 March follower 33 Moo goo __ pan 34 Woman’s name from the Latin for “happy” 35 Scenes in

shoeboxes 36 Actress Jolie 37 Place for a bath 38 ’60s war zone,

briefly 39 Drop in the sea 42 Product identifier

similar to UPC 43 Ballroom dances 45 Little lump 46 West Coast state 47 Cardinal’s

headgear 49 Entr’__: play

intervals 50 “Dallas” Miss 51 __ Heights: disputed Mideast region 55 Fire: Pref. 56 Stone and

Stallone 59 Able, facetiousl­y

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