CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS

1 Unconscious state

5 Thus, in citations

8 Spokes’ center

11 Online journal

12 Sarcastic retort

13 Mr. Clapton

15 Wheat for pasta

17 Cross the creek

18 Snag

19 Played false

21 Beat it!

24 Finger count

25 Compass dir.

26 Meyers of “Kate & Allie”

27 Familiar threat (2 wds.)

30 Big bash

32 Prior to

33 Bouquet holder

37 Epochs

38 To and —

39 — vera lotion

40 Cranes’ kin

43 Email provider

44 Pique

47 Boathouse gear

48 Makes a muffler

50 Sign after Taurus

52 Narrow inlet

53 Smell

54 Synthetic rubber

59 Ms. Moreno

60 Shade tree 61 Credit —

62 Lair

63 Veggie tray item

64 Remain

DOWN

1 ABC rival

2 Bullfight yell

3 May honoree

4 Greek marketplace

5 Diver’s find

6 Mr. Fleming

7 Colorful lizard

8 Uses an ax

9 Europe-Asia divider 10 Waits patiently

14 Give up land

16 Prom rental

20 Good connections

21 Epic

22 Jagged rock

23 Upset

24 Hitchcock forte

28 Held back

29 “The LocoMotion” girl

31 Pale gray

34 Jai —

35 Carbon deposit

36 Electric swimmers 41 Period of time

42 Bounce

44 Stravinsky of music

45 Changed decor

46 Chew the scenery

49 DEA agents

51 Where Tehran is

52 Frisk about

55 Yalie

56 Gobble down

57 D.C. gun lobby

58 Ben & Jerry rival