USA TODAY US Edition

ASSIGNMENT­S

- BY Fred Piscop

ACROSS

1 Arthur with a stadium named for him 5 “Cosmos” author Carl

10 Goldie of “The First Wives Club” 14 Corrupt, as test results

15 Light, mild cigar 16 Off-white shade 17 Machine used in pier constructi­on 19 “You got that right!”

20 Boardroom VIP

21 Left dreamland

22 Knowledgea­ble sorts

24 Gallery fundraiser

26 Like a doily

27 Surfer’s destinatio­n, briefly

28 Nitwit

32 Neckwear for Frosty

35 Word after fast or junk

36 In a poor way

37 Foe of the Three Little Pigs

38 Like a comedian, hopefully

39 Ceramic unit

40 Skull session nugget

41 500 site, briefly

42 Goes nowhere

43 Things swiped at pumps

45 “Commando” star ___ Dawn Chong

46 Trees with oval leaves

47 1970s fad gift

51 Lincoln-Douglas confrontat­ion

54 Met highlight

55 Willliam Tell’s canton

56 Evidence of decay

57 Word that can precede the last parts of 17-Across and 10- and

25-Down

60 Eye salaciousl­y

61 Sinclair who wrote “The Jungle”

62 Parti-colored

63 Prefix with tarsal or physical

64 Sets of shoes

65 Change, as decor

DOWN

1 Org. that saves strays

2 Lif t-ticket purchaser

3 Serf of Sparta

4 Flock female

5 Move with a mouse, perhaps 6 Much the same 7 Visited a bloodmobil­e 8 “___ we there yet?” 9 D-Day invasion site

10 One with power 11 Nadir’s opposite 12 Tiny songbird 13 Women in habits 18 Happy or Sleepy

23 Opening day pitcher, usually

25 Solid geometry calculatio­n

26 Off one’s rocker

28 Home run king Barry

29 Lamb’s pseudonym

30 Any fellow NATO member

31 Batiking supplies

32 Gulp from a flask

33 Ballet finale, e.g.

34 Dart players’ drinks

35 Supports via Kickstarte­r

38 Finalized, as plans

42 Old Nick

44 Cockpit fig.

45 Occupies the throne

47 Rap-sheet blemish

48 Protruding navel

49 Foe of Balboa, in “Rocky”

50 Young fella

51 Companion of gloom

52 Barely defeat

53 Usain, the world’s fastest human

54 Sparkling wine, informally

58 DDT-banning org.

59 Zero percent ___ financing

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© Andrews McMeel

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