CROSSWORD II

ACROSS 1 Part of the lace-tying process 5 Buggy versions,

often 10 Campaigner’s stand 14 L.A. neighborhood Sherman ___ 15 Dead to the

world 16 Arm bone 17 Carrot-top’s

cousin? 20 Laminated rock 21 Feelings of

spite 22 Crumbling,

earthy deposit 25 Mountain “man” of myth 26 It may have a checkered past 29 Use a branding

iron 31 Take down a

notch 35 Be on the hook

for 36 “Drop” starter 38 By that

reasoning 39 Frequent pie

topper 43 “___ go

bragh” 44 Milan opera

house La ___ 45 Checkbook

balancer 46 People all up in your business 49 Major

airports 50 Actor Danson 51 Immature

salamanders 53 Cats, dogs and

canaries 55 Choking

device 58 Case of the

sniffles 62 Dessert choice 65 Place to roll the

dice 66 Get accustomed

to (var.) 67 Neck’s scruff 68 Be abundant 69 Blouse

accompanier 70 Elephant

tooth

DOWN 1 L’s meaning,

sometimes 2 Solemn

promise 3 Gumbo pod 4 Anagram of

“lamps” 5 Where to find

baby food? 6 Compass pt. 7 What-you-may

call-it 8 Impressive

layout 9 Created, as a

hairdo 10 Certain folk

instrument 11 Balm ingredient,

often 12 Hotels 13 Down at the

mouth 18 Mink or ermine 19 Nip 23 True and

actual 24 Volcano

emissions 26 Quail flock 27 Open-eyed 28 Nation once

called Dahomey 30 Modern com

poser Steve 32 Raise high-rises 33 Slack-jawed 34 Wanderer 37 Bay duck 40 Office communi

cation device 41 Dresden’s

river 42 Big name in

Cuba 47 Disco Stu’s

hairstyle 48 Furry neck

wraps 52 Smelled the

place up 54 Railroad switch 55 Indian butter 56 “... in ___-horse

open sleigh” 57 Container for folding scissors 59 Biblical

birthright-seller 60 Letter

carrier’s org. 61 Docile 62 Computer

monitor type 63 Get one’s wires

crossed 64 “The” place for

opera