USA TODAY CROSSWORD
CLOSING NUMBERS
ACROSS
1 Avoid deliberately 5 Rodeo Drive tree
9 Moth-repelling
wood
14 Small horse such as Misty of Chincoteague
15 In ___ of (rather
than)
16 Friend, in Spanish 17 People who are
near and dear
19 Metal fastener on
jeans
20 Bonobo or gibbon 21 Choose
22 Farmers market
container
24 Supports for
injured arms
26 Tennis do-over
27 Tampa or
Chesapeake
30 Wonderful
___ (mandarin oranges with an angelic name)
31 “You Played
Yourself” rapper
33 The “P” of IPA
34 “Same here!”
36 “Frida” and
“Carmen”
38 Bite-sized confections 40 Start of a polite
request
42 Leans
43 Turnpike fee
44 Pull forcefully
46 Actress Spacek
50 Boxer Laila
51 Feature of a storm
or a potato
52 Totally detest
53 Wrote in JavaScript 55 “That’s gotta hurt” 56 Historic period
57 Developer of the
game Gauntlet
59 Hand-slapping
celebrations
62 “Water Lilies”
painter Claude
63 Bharwa bhindi
veggie
Answers: © Andrews McMeel
64 Semiaquatic
salamander
65 Coins in Colombia 66 Adolescent
67 No ifs, ___ or buts
DOWN
1 Sound from a
cannonball
2 Big fuss
3 Reveal publicly for
the first time
4 12/31, for short
5 Heavy raindrop
sounds
6 “___ 2 Proud 2 Beg”
(TLC single)
7 “Miss Korea”
singer Hyori
8 Trapezius, e.g.
9 Gem weight unit
10 Radiate
11 Unglamorous
drinking spots
12 “That didn’t ___
well”
13 Spoil
18 Watches over
Rover
23 Overhaul 25 “I don’t accept your
offer!”
28 Words before
“mode” or “carte” 29 “You’d better
believe it!”
31 Hairy Addams
Family cousin
32 San Jose, ___ Rica 33 Iran’s former name 35 Hippie’s colorful
shirt style 37 Postpones 38 New Orleans
NBA team 39 Fruit in some
Newtons 40 School fundraising grp. 41 “ur 2 funny!” 45 Piece of fiery cinnamon candy 47 “Invincible”
actor Yeun 48 Very clever 49 Supplies for bakers or brewers 51 Polishes up for
publication
52 “Freaky Friday”
actress Lindsay 54 Cookie with Stuf 55 Fiona or Shrek
57 ___ up (energize) 58 Pedicure target 60 Name hidden in
“moniker”
61 Two peas ___ pod