CROSSWORD
This week’s theme is: THE 4TH OF JULY. Clues marked with an asterisk (*) are themerelated. Solution in next week’s Rappahannock News.
ACROSS
1. Like Catherine or Peter, in Russia
6. Norwegian band of “Take on Me” fame
9. “I call first ____!”
13. “Home on the ____”
14. Charlie Parker’s style of jazz
15. Comedian Silverman
16. Not upright
17. Greek H
18. Acrobat maker
19. *Like the July 4th holiday
21. *Pre-state state
23. Thanksgiving tuber
24. Hold as a conviction
25. Ides mo.
28. Expunge
30. Catching like a cowboy
35. ____ ’n’ Andy
37. Trash containers, e.g.
39. Of war and sea?
40. It wasn't built in a day
41. Happily ever when?
43. Car with a bar
44. Loud noise
46. Dublin land
47. Lecherous look
48. Lampoon
50. Pouches
52. Not sweet, as in wine
53. Plant anchor
55. Brown truck delivery company
57. *Traditional July 4th meal
60. *Fire____
64. Filthy dough
65. Bird word
67. Tee off
68. Enclose in a recess
69. Big coffee server
70. Dine at home
71. Shakespeare's metrical unit
72. Hi-____
73. Type of wheat
DOWN
1. Tennis’ Steffi
2. Denote as “PG,” e.g.
3. Children's author Blyton
4. “The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men gang aft ____”
5. Foursome
6. Cain’s brother
7. *Like a dog
8. Rapidly
9. Type of cabinetry joint
10. De-wrinkler
11. “Rosemary’s ____”
12. Anything female
15. Omega 3 source
20. Naked protozoa
22. “____ the fields we go"
24. ADA member
25. Jacobs and Anthony, e.g.
26. ____ ____ or a spy
27. *____ candle
29. *“____, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”
31. ____ Mall, London
32. Like a Harvard building?
33. Name-chooser
34. *Old ____
36. Seal with a kiss and do this
38. Plural of serum
42. Happen again
45. Patient’s bed
49. Interesting person, acronym
51. Queen of these
54. Happen
56. Junk yard stuff
57. Wild feline
58. Ballistic missile acronym
59. Dungeness, e.g.
60. Flipside of pros
61. Flying toy
62. Reagan’s reference to Russian “empire”
63. As opposed to own
64. Hula girl’s flower
66. Metal-bearing rock