Crossword

ACROSS

1 Garden lure 10 Prefix meaning “coil” 15 It straddles the border of two western states 16 Brass, for one 17 Closing question 18 Subjects for reviewers 19 Kind of gravel 20 What some glasses lack 21 Observed visiting 22 Break off

loudly 23 Write the wrong number on, perhaps 24 Legal option 27 Warning after using an iron

28 A.L. East

squad

29 __ space 30 Glove material 31 Speech interruptions 32 Work to get 33 Support on

the way up 34 Cookout

choice 35 Modicum 36 One of a nursery rhyme trio 37 Most successful AfricanAmerican PGA golfer before Woods 38 Custom

finish? 39 Made it up 40 Follow 41 Armadas on

the road 43 Turnovers, e.g. 44 Take out 45 Shot in the

dark 46 Clicking

sound? 49 “Battlestar Galactica” commander 50 One who’s no fun to play with 52 Showed up 53 Bicycle tire

feature 54 Discharge 55 Tiny arboreal

amphibians

DOWN

1 Indication of an offense 2 Take a little off 3 Many of its products are named for Scandinavian places 4 Mountain __ 5 Hardly transitory 6 Like much flower symmetry 7 Defeat decisively 8 Quite a stretch 9 One who does a waggle dance 10 Sensitive health class subject 11 Practiced diligently 12 Sulky

13 It’s often used to make paste 14 Traditional Christmas Eve dish for some 21 Traffic stopper, at times 22 Tailored 23 Power

source 24 Elastic wrap

brand 25 Herbivore named for its habitat

26 List on a

ticket

27 In the cards 30 Takes an

interest in 33 Revolutionary

pamphleteer 34 Top

36 Far from subtle 37 High-tech communications portmanteau 40 Feel a strong

need (for) 42 Rest area

array

43 Made off with 45 Use an

updraft, say 46 Old movie dog 47 Be mindful of 48 Administrative branches 50 Low mil. rank 51 Granada bear Anderson, Bandit, Bean, Boogie Nights, Burton, Cannonball Run, Carne, Dan August, Deliverance, Dolly, Evening Shade, Fade In, Field, Fuzz, Gator, Golf, Harriette, Hawk, Hooper, Hustle, Icon, Leather, Legend, Lewis, Longest, Loni, Michigan, Mustache, Parton, Quinton, Riverboat, Role, Sally, Smokey, Striptease, Stroker Ace, The End, Time, Yard

Friday’s Answer: Percentage