USA TODAY US Edition

CROSSWORD

- BY Fred Piscop

BREW-HA-HA

ACROSS

1 Spreadshee­t unit 5 Notes from Big Ben 10 Haunted house decor 14 Burn soother 15 Do penance 16 Surveyor’s measure 17 Spy activit y at the brewery? 19 Salon treatment 20 ___ Bo 21 Grace closer 22 Remove, as a splinter 24 Vehicle with an STP logo, maybe 26 Stevedore’s workplace 27 Nightfall, to bards 28 Pedestrian’s warning sign 32 Kid-lit elephant 35 ___ fide 36 Carrier to Ben-Gurion 37 Many “-ite” compounds 38 Patches up 39 Far from racy 40 Shutter part 41 Some census data 42 Chasers in oaters 43 Object of political debate 45 Carnaby Street type of the ’60s 46 Very bright, as a crayon 47 ___ Mountain (California observator­y site) 51 Nobel’s homeland 54 Take up a space 55 “Without further ___ . . .” 56 ___-sci (coll. major) 57 Hardly, at the brewery? 60 ___ Major (Big Dipper’s constellat­ion) 61 Prospero’s sprite 62 First name in scat 63 Martin of the Rat Pack 64 Full of uncertaint­y 65 Emma, the Avenger

DOWN

1 Desert flora 2 Online mortgage broker 3 Held dear 4 Director Spike 5 Dynamic Duo member 6 Last check box, often 7 When shadows are short 8 Macroecono­mics stat 9 Six-stanza verses 10 Cry of despair at the brewery? 11 Sal the mule’s canal 12 Automotive pioneer Karl 13 More than gratif y 18 One in a heat 23 Due for a change? 25 Bakery worker in Mumbai? 26 Ducks’ homes 28 Organ receiver 29 Cry of woe 30 Makes a run for it 31 “Fish Magic” painter Paul 32 “Balderdash!” 33 Janis’ partner in the comics 34 Dead on one’s feet 35 “We’ve Only Just ___” 38 Home canner’s need 42 Oktoberfes­t tune 44 “Capisce?” 45 Having mottled streaks, as rock 47 ___ Philippe (Swiss timepiece) 48 “Atlantic City” director Louis 49 Singer with the album “25” 50 Prince Harry is one 51 Source of fries, slangily 52 Got frayed 53 “Born Free” lioness 54 Greek letters resembling pitchforks 58 William Tell’s canton 59 One curl or press, e.g.

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© Universal Uclick 5/26

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