Houston Chronicle

DAILY CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 __ cord 7 Considered, with

“on” 13 Leader of the

track 15 “To the end of the

block! C’mon!” 16 Immediate slap shot after receiving a pass, in hockey 18 Biology notebook

doodle 19 __ Mahal 20 Parsons School

sketches 22 __ Kan: Alpo rival 23 “A Jug of Wine ... ”

poet 25 Brought along 26 Plural contractio­n 27 Desk accessorie­s 30 Blue ghost in

Pac-Man 31 Recycling center debris 33 Opposite of hastens 34 Gets under control 35 “This doesn’t concern you” 37 Order of encycloped­ias 38 Shaking one’s head, maybe 42 Cook seen on TV specials 43 Cut down 44 Cover on the street 45 GI grub 46 Like the most substantia­l sum 49 Social post 50 Leaning to the right, in a way 52 Cheese from the Italian for “sheep” 54 Entertain lavishly 55 Strength 56 Puts up 57 Golfer’s short irons

DOWN

1 100% correct 2 Southernmo­st location in continenta­l North America 3 It may delay river traffic 4 Realize 5 Sour 6 “That’s so weak!” 7 Engine part often connected to a flywheel 8 Stage embarrassm­ents 9 Prefix with tourist 10 Time off for many 11 Boards a ship 12 Dallas plaza in 1963 headlines 14 Lead-in to a promise 17 Gets out of control 21 Calls it a night 24 Do some window maintenanc­e 26 Evidencega­thering device 28 Tactic 29 Some partners’ workplaces 32 “The Kite Runner” boy 33 Pre-metalworki­ng period 35 First course 36 Spring festival focus 37 Esteem 39 Recording 40 Show clearly 41 Red herrings, perhaps 46 Arcade game ender 47 Harbor hauler 48 Handy bag 51 “Hotel du __”: Anita Brookner novel 53 Light color

 ?? By Greg Johnson ©2017 Tribune Content Agency ?? 11/25/17
By Greg Johnson ©2017 Tribune Content Agency 11/25/17

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