USA TODAY CROSSWORD

CHANGE OF PLANS (FREESTYLE)

ACROSS

1 Snails and quails

but not whales

12 Belonging to that

man

15 Operating without

thinking

16 World Mental

Health Day mo.

17 Organize a cast

and crew, perhaps 18 To whom it ___

concern

19 Perfect score, often 20 Contribute

21 Observe Yom

Kippur

23 Bunk ___

25 Some bank

workers

27 Rack up, like an

expense

30 Some hold MDs

31 Nickname that

drops “An”

32 Favorite dog breed of Queen Elizabeth II

33 Mammal sometimes recorded “screaming”

34 Word after “jelly”

or “cinnamon”

36 Traveler’s guess

37 One of three in a classic Chen Shou novel

40 “Way of the universe” in

Chinese philosophy 41 Pillowy

43 “Ditto”

44 Leaves out

46 To the ___ degree 47 Org. in “Snowden” 48 Slip-on shoes lack

them

49 Phase for a

phoenix

51 Green gemstone 53 Olympian Jesse

54 Sun, in Spanish

55 Wrath

58 Tales of ___

Answers: © Andrews McMeel

59 You might take one to improve your range or tone

64 Goof

65 Shredded starter in

Asian cuisine

66 Lines on a map

(Abbr.)

67 Galaxies

DOWN

1 Misplaced

2 Chip in a chip, say

3 Indian flatbread

4 Created a hole

5 Ingested

6 Wanderer

7 Apple tablets

8 Intellect

9 In the style of

10 Ship’s record

11 Apt rhyme for “deal” 12 Like “Carol” or “Call

Me By Your Name” 13 “Went through the

same thing myself” 14 Eye ailments

22 Initials before a

summary

23 Insect 24 “CHiPs” actor

Estrada 25 Swap 26 Spanish for “this” 27 Treats with a cold

pack

28 “Don’t say anything!” 29 Selections at a

microbrewery

30 Unquestioned

teachings 33 Grind, like teeth 35 Defeat 38 “___ She Lovely” (Stevie Wonder song)

39 Growth on old

bread 42 ___ Mints 45 Actress Sandra

___ Frank 49 Person on a

crew team 50 Replies to an

evite 51 Baby

kangaroos 52 Assuage 54 Evidence of an

old wound 55 The Emerald ___ 56 Move around

aimlessly

57 Burnt ___ (trimmings from smoked brisket) 60 Bit of granola

61 Bitter brew, for

short

62 Suffix for “heir” or

“lion”

63 Used a chair