Crossword
Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
ACROSS
1 Long-term astronaut’s home: Abbr. 4 Old TWA
competitor 9 FBI figure 12 Mauna __ 13 Sister of
Terpsichore 14 “But, as he was ambitious, I __ him” : Brutus 15 Vermont alma mater of Alan Arkin and Peter Dinklage 18 Provides with an alarm code, perhaps 19 Timeworn phrase 20 Judicial
prohibition 24 Party nudge 25 “Bambi” doe 26 Andy is her
nephew 28 Boomer? 29 Coin of the realm 31 Disco era
adjective 32 Robert of “The
Sopranos” 33 “Got it” 36 Infant’s place in
Hyde Park 39 “MythBusters”
target 44 Gloaming, in
verse 45 NAPA store item 47 Green span 48 Bothers, as one’s
conscience 50 Ali, per Ali 52 Perch in a lullaby 54 Fuming 55 ’50s-’70s carrier with a Pittsburgh hub 59 Genre with hardboiled characters 60 Greet the day 61 Encumber, with
“down” 62 Letters replacing
a list 63 Assistance, with “a” ... and literal assistance in solving the four longest answers 64 Small amount of
work
DOWN
1 Floral art 2 French-speaking
African country 3 __ Domingo 4 Author 5 Braz. neighbor 6 D.C. athlete 7 Small step 8 Louisiana Purchase negotiator who later became president 9 Utterly enrapt
with 10 Castrated
equine 11 Send a short
message 14 Vague quantity 15 Torus-shaped
food 16 Nation since
1948 17 Deal 21 Sci-fi classic set
on an arid world 22 Gridiron
maneuver 23 GPS datum 27 Hush money
payer 30 Cratchit kid 31 Salon supply 34 Large word on a
mall sign 35 Involve 36 Compound with five carbon atoms 37 Parking in back 38 Like a sleeping
baby 40 “Notorious” court
initials 41 Franklin’s wife 42 Financial
planning target 43 Teen gossip
fodder 45 It’s inevitable 46 Without a key 49 Very, in Vienna 51 Erie or Huron, but
not Superior 53 Ritual heap 56 2008 bailout co. 57 Ames sch. 58 House fig.