Quick Crossword

ACROSS

1 — Sharif of “Lawrence of Arabia” 5 Hoopster’s

venue 10 Magician’s

word

12 Wrinkle

13 Oil transport 14 Acid

neutralizer 15 Slide

sideways

16 Sir, in

Portugal

18 Hire out 19 Leisure time 23 Type of doll 26 Rx givers 27 Many

centuries 30 Excuses 32 Farm gate 34 Monk’s garb 35 Dictation

pros

36 Rome’s

fiddler 37 Rapper — Kim 38 Be indebted to 39 Had a

nightmare 42 Whisper sweet nothings 45 Strut along 46 Memorial Day

race

50 Llama cousin 53 Came

afterward 55 Light snow 56 Noisy

commotion 57 Palate-pleasing 58 Votes against

DOWN

1 By word of

mouth 2 What’s

cooking

3 At an angle 4 Road map no. 5 — -de-sac 6 Sitcom planet 7 River in Russia 8 Walk-on,

maybe

9 Taunt

10 Qt. parts 11 Sends for 12 Reputation 17 Gives

approval 20 Newspaper

staffer 21 Snuggle 22 Be overfond 23 Super Bowl

roar 24 Economist —

Greenspan 25 Taunting

remark 28 Senor’s son 29 Snaillike 31 Finch or dove 33 Compass pt. 35 Smile coyly 37 Mekong

native 40 Online

auction 41 Nightclub 42 Blow gently 43 Mexican pot 44 Beethoven

piece

47 Zap

48 — ex

machina 49 Fabric meas. 51 Museum

contents 52 Shed tears 54 Wimple

wearer