CROSSWORD II
ACROSS
1 “Against”
prefix 5 Constricting
snakes 9 Seed covers 14 Bridle strap 15 Vane
direction 16 Seaport in northwestern Italy 17 What a church feeding stray felines led to? 20 Impassive 21 When repeated,
“Amen!” 22 Not quite eternity 23 Updates on current events 25 Light spray 27 Kid, as oneself 30 Parking place 31 Crew equipment 34 Eye part 35 Wine-growing part of Italy 37 William Tell’s target 39 Like electric toys for tabbies? 42 “Farewell, my French friend” 43 Coward who told stories 44 Strauss of jeans 45 Half a score 46 Brought back by the P.O. 48 Like swords 50 Ark builder 51 Drummer’s responsibility 52 LaBeouf of Hollywood 55 Scorch 57 Narrow 61 Result of tabby playing with a rattler and some steers? 64 Relieve, as anxiety 65 “... pan, ___ the fire” 66 Slender 67 Beast’s love 68 Pert talk 69 Archaic attachment to “while”
DOWN
1 Thrown-ball trajectories 2 Post-housekeeping 3 Jackson 5 member 4 Suggest on the sly 5 Steeler Roethlisberger 6 Oaths 7 Arthur the tennis legend 8 Furnace attachment, sometimes 9 Mature 10 Acquired a new roomer 11 Data, briefly 12 “Love” or “for” attachment 13 Emulates Simon 18 Made colder, in a way 19 Vivacity 24 “Tear” companion 26 Marquee name 27 Old gold coin 28 Successfully hide from 29 Permit access to 30 Offered one’s seat 31 Made up one’s mind 32 Advil rival 33 Performed over 36 Fusion 38 Pleasing to the taste buds 40 Continental cash 41 Hamburg’s river 47 Deftness 49 Behind schedule 50 Regarding
birth 51 Imps 52 Picket-line crosser 53 Hearty mate? 54 “___ have to do” 56 “___ Christie” 58 Ocean structure 59 BWI info 60 Monthly payment for many 62 Clog dissolver 63 Wins a fight decisively