DAILY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 D.C. insider 4 Anxious feeling 9 “Silent Night” words before calm and bright 14 Actress Gardner 15 More rational 16 Africa’s Sierra __ 17 “Star Wars” sequel
trilogy heroine 18 Spicy condiment 20 Pay off illicitly 22 How a scary-movie watcher might recoil 23 Astronaut’s milieu 26 Deserved, as
recognition 27 Keep separate
from the rest 28 Restaurant chain
with an owl logo 31 Horne of jazz
32 In the manner of 34 Oktober endings 35 Lawn areas lacking
grass
39 Perth __, NJ
42 LBJ’s boy beagle 43 Big brass
47 Greets with
guffaws 50 Features of some
cruise ships 52 Heavy weight 53 NYC’s World Financial Center architect 55 Working together
as one
58 ’90s candidate __
Perot
59 Coins in one’s pocket ... and what literally happens in each set of circles 62 When doubled, a
Latin dance
63 Fix in the
crosshairs 64 Knighted
composer Edward 65 Showy pond fish 66 Stacks like
Tupperware 67 Wed on the sly 68 Vicious with a bass
DOWN
1 Partially cook, as rice
2 Employ excessively, as muscles
3 Overdo the flattery 4 Last word of Kansas’ motto 5 Macduff rebuff 6 Econ. measure 7 Old photo hue 8 Battlefield furrow 9 “What’s more ... ” 10 Norman who created Archie and Edith Bunker 11 French pilgrimage site 12 Trying a case, say 13 Prophetic woman 19 Prefix with stat 21 Overdo, as a point 24 Twinkler
25 Soccer standout 29 Frequently, to a
bard
30 More irritable 33 Fireplace grate
buildup 36 Shakespearean
cries
37 12-point type 38 Actor Epps 39 Craftsperson 40 Marshmallowy
treat
41 Little chickens 44 Disengages the
bolt for, as a door 45 Russian ballet
company
46 “Let me reiterate
... ”
48 “High Voltage”
band
49 Far from a guffaw 51 Round figure 54 Little
56 “I smell __!” 57 Ping-Pong supplies 60 Private aid prog. 61 Space between
outfielders