Quick Crossword

Across

1 Spaces between teeth 5 Comedian Foxworthy

9 Flat finish

14 Gershwin’s “__ Rhythm” 15 Diva’s delivery

16 Skylit courts

17 *Internet connection touted in

the ‘90s as faster than dial-up 19 Leaks

20 Bill for beers

21 Barbie’s beau

23 Church recess

24 4 x 4, for short

25 Bront‘ and Post

27 1987 Beatty/Hoffman bomb 30 Flammable gas

32 Andy’s son in Mayberry 33 Decorate

34 ASAP relative

37 Move back and forth, as a tail 38 *Extended engagement 40 Baseball great Gehrig 41 Remains of the tray? 42 Building addition

43 Mideast strip

44 Toronto NBAer

46 Remained

48 Beach Boys “Help Me” title girl 50 Whirling toon devil

51 Slippery

52 Bosom buddy

55 Pricey watches

59 Bravery

61 Battery boost ... and what the first part of the answers to starred clues can literally be 63 Happening

64 Fronton game word 65 Scrabble piece

66 Stringed instruments of yore 67 Jalopy corrosion

68 Historic British school

Down

1 “Shadow Dancing” singer Andy 2 Indian tourist city

3 Below average

4 Law

5 Go on and on

6 MLB pitcher’s stat

7 Stool pigeon

8 Lose luster, as colors

9 Fit to be tied 10 Subway immortalized in an

Ellington song

11 *Diamond defensive rarity 12 Slightly inebriated

13 Subsides

18 Spreadsheet info

22 India’s first prime minister 26 Herbie of jazz

27 Hawkeye’s state

28 Health resorts

29 *Vegas spender

30 Lawn care tool

31 Six-pointed star-shaped screw

head

33 Part of A.D.

35 Catch a few z’s

36 Campus courtyard

38 SoCal cop force

39 Like much bar beer

43 Montreal daily

45 “Tennis, __?”

46 “Cut that out!”

47 Scottish toppers

48 Whoop it up

49 Hard to lift

53 Not quite closed 54 Humdinger

56 Canter or gallop

57 “Alice’s Restaurant” singer

Guthrie

58 British weapon acronym 60 ACLU concerns

62 Pas’ partners