UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE CROSSWORD PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED

ACROSS

1 4

8

13

14 15 16

17 19 21 22 23

25 27

31 35 36 38 39 41 43 44 46 48 49 51 53 55 56

Howl at the moon Like some necessities

Kind of committee (2 wds.)

Comic swamp critter

Black gem

Dunne or Castle “Make — — for it”

Not yet reviewed Guide

Weep loudly To be, to Brutus Island near

Corsica

Cruxes

Like some speeches

Drove, slangily Narrow inlet Go right in

Swell out

Heavy string Hindu lute

Deli scale word Dog-tired (2 wds.) Apple drink Debussy subject Mouthed off

Put up with

Idaho neighbor Ricci or Foch “Misery” co-star 59 61 65

Pistachio

Took forcibly Uncertain about which course to choose

Kind of ranch Where

Valletta is

70 Not into the wind 71 Pizzazz

72 Luster

73 Travel on snow 74 Molasses-based

drink

68 69

DOWN

1 Make a tunnel 2 Water, in Tijuana 3 Thataway 4 French royals 5 Sothern or Blyth 6 Whiskey grains 7 Big oil company 8 Rifle range command

Loses moisture (2 wds.)

Roost sitters Small bills

Yield territory Crony

Just touch

Vogue rival Caper

Move up and down

Ocean predators

9

10 11 12 13 18 20 24 26

27

4-19-21

28

29 30

32 33 34

37 40 42

45

String-quartet member

Titled men Jokester’s query (2 wds.)

Peruvian animal Wading bird

Steel plow inventor Ecological hazard Break apart

Put back on the market

Mesh 47 50 52 54 56 57 58 60 62 63 64 66 67

Descartes’ name Elcar or Carvey Viking, perhaps Kauai dances Machine parts Mumbai nanny Competent

“— it like it is” Bantu people Imported cheese Cozy room Roomy vehicle Bridal notice word