CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS

8 5 1 Color sand NBC 1975 Instrument show similar since to played plectrum with a 14 Lorelei Lee’s creator 15 Middling grade 16 Con 17 Fail at a barbecue? 19 One of the lesser apes 20 Star in the Plowman constellation 22 Fancy home 23 Fail on a field? 25 Pressure 29 Simple partner? 30 OPEC member 31 Head lock 33 Pop duo __ & Him 36 Fail in a ring? 40 Artist’s skill 41 Like crook and creek, etymologically 42 Nesting site 43 One spelling a superior: Abbr. 44 Bread flavoring 46 Fail at a dock? 51 Cheapen 52 Beachgoer’s protection 56 Big name in sports caps 58 Fail on a dance floor? 60 Competed on TV’s “Ink Master” 61 Quaint word of disapproval 62 Game for which Wyatt Earp was once a dealer 63 “In the Land of Israel” author 64 Age abbr. 65 Triathlon part

DOWN

1 “The Lord of the Rings” figure 2 Roy Rogers ingredient 3 Big laugh 4 Letters at Camp Lejeune 5 Scrubs 6 Introduction to chemistry? 7 Abate 8 Band booking 9 TV’s involved “Fringe” a parallel one 10 Drink 11 Indian drum 12 Bikini, for one 13 Kidney-related 18 LAX listings 21 City WNW of Boca 24 “Pipe down!” 25 Place 26 Cafeteria item 27 Autumn item 28 Charlotte-toRaleigh dir. 31 Rich desserts 32 ER staffers 33 Catch during practice 34 Busy place 35 Dept. formed under Carter 37 Like much FM radio 38 Brit’s “Baloney!” 39 100 yrs. 43 Holdings 44 Hawthorne title septet 45 “__ take time” 46 Reef denizen 47 Construction girder 48 Took care of 49 Role for Kristy and Sarah 50 Live, TV-wise 53 Rubs out 54 Cat’s scratcher 55 Byron of “MythBusters” 57 Cutting tool 59 Brady of Tampa Bay, now