Houston Chronicle

DAILY CROSSWORD

- By Debbie Ellerin

ACROSS

1 Some conversion targets 7 Time to “Run for the Roses” 14 Blissful 15 Bar talk? 16 Shout from Speedy 17 Devils’ playground­s? 18 “Losing My Religion” group 19 “Kiss of the Spider Woman” star Sonia 21 ... 22 Rotten Tomatoes caution 25 Teen introducti­on? 26 Canonized pope who persuaded Attila not to attack Rome 27 Accessory for Miss Piggy 30 Half a luau serving? 32 Usher’s creator 33 Revolted 35 Thatcher or Blair, e.g. 37 Smirks 38 Capital since 1797 39 Expected 40 Ballpark phrase 41 Provider of a small raise 42 “It Don’t Come Easy” singer 44 “Star Trek” record 45 2008 financial crisis mantra 49 Dixie elision 51 Plain to see 52 Cellular messenger 53 Soaking solution 55 Feuding (with) 57 Fashion item used for protection in ancient Egypt 58 “I’m a fan” 59 Leafs, e.g. 60 Yoga class regimen

DOWN

1 Still-life subjects 2 “Mad Men” extra 3 One who shuns shaking 4 “The Phantom Menace” boy 5 Angler’s hope 6 Close one 7 Automaker’s bane 8 Preceder of beauty? 9 Stud venue 10 Prufrock’s creator 11 Bump souvenir 12 Requires 13 “Roundabout” rock group 15 Tie up in surgery 20 Bad lighting? 23 Youngest of Chekhov’s “Three Sisters” 24 Like many 32-Across works 27 Oktoberfes­t setting 28 Shared between us 29 Lhasa __ 30 Safety feature for zoo visitors 31 Drive shaft component 32 Check phrase 34 Make fun of 36 Problem addressed by counters 37 Power concern 39 Club at a club 43 They may be humble 44 Powerball and others 45 Word in pregame instructio­ns 46 Refrain part 47 Setting for “Slumdog Millionair­e” 48 Has legs, so to speak 49 “Allow me” 50 Father of Phobos and Deimos 53 Valets, e.g. 54 Rockport’s cape 56 Eggs

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