PUZZLES
CROSSWORD
BY Gail Grabowski
IT’S SWELTERING OUTSIDE!
ACROSS 1 President with a Nobel 6 Drink from a flask 10 Israeli novelist Oz 14 Having a BAC of zero 15 Ten Benjamins 16 Leisurely gait 17 Benjamin Moore offering 19 Stretchy fabric 20 Aardvark fare 21 Make a decision 22 Zoologist’s study 23 Headgear for a Ranger 27 Burning the midnight oil 30 Like Stephen King novels 31 No-goodniks 32 What salmon do before dying 34 Atomic waste-monitoring org. 37 Gem from Australia 38 Stock up on 39 Attack from Casca or Brutus 40 Female Rhode Island Red 41 Not slouching 42 Smooth, like 007 43 Like the Battle of Midway 45 ATM part 46 Protection for a pinto 50 Out of kilter 51 Ick y stuff 52 Tries to sink, in a way 56 Bar order, with “the” 57 Trinity member 60 “In that case . . .” 61 Additive in some shampoos 62 Burn, as myrrh 63 Whence the Magi 64 Trees used for archery bows 65 Halloween vehicle
DOWN 1 Dept. of Labor division 2 Timely benefit 3 Lean against 4 Private dining area? 5 “Some ___ born great . . .” 6 IHOP order 7 Part of an egg 8 H+ or OH9 Easy-A class 10 Lye, e.g. 11 Of great importance 12 Give one’s two cents 13 Tuned to, as a radio dial 18 Walking speed, on a Fitbit 22 Frond bearer 24 Nail-biting NFL periods 25 Brewery supply 26 Fells with an axe 27 “We’re toast!” 28 Le Pew or Le Moko 29 Country singer who achieved stardom at 13 32 Evidence of decay 33 D.C. influence wielder 35 Act like a lunatic 36 “Good buddy” on the air, once 38 UAE part 39 More oppressive, as summer weather goes 41 Times in Craigslist ads 42 “Told you so!” 44 Give the thumbs-up 45 Boxing refs’ calls 46 Cause of careless mistakes 47 Heartland of America Park cit y 48 Visibly elated 49 “The Highwayman” poet 53 River of Pisa 54 Soup with sushi 55 Florist’s trimming 57 It ’s pitched on farms 58 World Cup cheer 59 Pollutant found in transformers