Today’s Crossword

ACROSS 1 Oktober ending 5 Mince 9 Intelligent 14 Radius

companion 15 Town east of

Wichita 16 Excessive 17 Flood, probably 19 Comic-strip

queen 20 Homer-hitter Mel 21 Bede of fiction 22 Push down 23 Used-car deals 25 Makes public 26 Dues payer, for

short 27 Likes (2 wds.) 30 Facilitates 33 Truffle’s cousin 34 Bowler 36 M.D. employers 37 Privilege 38 Ibsen woman 39 Sun, in Acapulco 40 Assumed as fact 41 Cloud follower 42 Partied hearty 44 Diner lunch 45 WWW addresses 46 Spare time 50 Mild and pleasant Tentative project Early evening Russian boatman’s river Be attracted toward Flu strain Several Culture medium Suspicious On the horizon Quip 52 53 54 55 57 58 59 60 61 62 DOWN 1 Turmoil 2 Bring cheer 3 Nasty moods 4 Camel’s-hair color 5 Tiara 6 Whits 7 Kadiddlehopper 8 It may be bent or lent 9 Spat 10 Hedger’s word 11 “Et tu” time 12 Prunes back 13 Mauna — 18 Corduroy ribs 22 Skinflint 24 City in Iowa 25 Burr or Copland 27 — down (got quiet) 28 Odin’s son 29 Skiff movers 30 Geezers’ replies 31 Eros, in Rome 32 Loafer part 33 Budges 35 Do lacework 37 Rolling, in a way 38 They may be mixed Where to find Dresden Deli crepes Coarse Lodge builder Pack animal Common practice Rudner and Moreno Apply oneself Big name in speakers What never to tell (2 wds.) Univ. staffer Actor — Kilmer Youth org. — Mahal 40 41 43 44 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 54 55 56