CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS

1 Like aged cheddar 6 Threedimensional

11 Clavell’s “__-Pan” 14 Down-yielding

duck

15 IRA-establishing

legislation

16 __ Tin Tin

17 Carry only a carryon, say

19 “__ had one job!” 20 Bottom edge of a

dress

21 Slithery swimmer 22 Bacteria in food

recalls

24 MLB’s National League nickname (because it was founded first)

29 “Of course”

30 Least fresh

31 Rainbow-shaped 34 Five-time Silver Slugger Awardwinning catcher Joe

35 The 2% in 2%

milk

38 Nobel physicist

Niels

39 Tense with excitement ... and a hint to the ends of the four longest puzzle answers 40 Vague amount

41 Wonderment

42 Funeral rite heaps 43 Aleppo’s land

44 Martin of “Route

66”

46 Buddhist

discipline

47 Unscrupulous

sales tactic

51 Takes a break 52 Ill. neighbor

53 Piece of history 56 Framed works

57 Chaw in a cheek 62 Knight’s title

63 Downloadable

read

64 Moan and groan 65 “Listen up!”

66 Takes a chance on 67 Vetoes

DOWN

1 Meyers of latenight TV

2 Put on the payroll 3 Frequent Yosemite photographer Ansel

4 Gun, as an engine 5 Fussed in front of

a mirror 6 Upright violin kin

7 Ocean State sch. 8 The __ Dipper

9 “Kinda” suffix

10 Party food provider 11

a sports team

12 Garlicky mayo

13 Alaskan native

18 Floral garlands 23 IV units

25 Ogler

26 Loud crowds

27 Crossword puzzle

list

28 Fingered in a

lineup, briefly

31 Old hoops org. 32 Line of seats

33 Mutual attraction

in a relationship 34 Stuck in the mud 36 “__ dreaming?”

37 Earl Grey, e.g.

39 Casino mogul

Steve

40 Lip-__: mouth the

words

42 Wall surface

43 Land a plane

45 Hairy Addams

cousin

46 Galvanizing metal 47 Audacious

48 Eagle’s nest

49 Trimmable candle

parts

50 DNA structure

54 Ancient character 55 Long, long time 58 __-Wan Kenobi

59 Mass. MLB team 60 “All systems go!” 61 __ Beta Kappa