USA TODAY US Edition

CROSSWORD

- BY Patrick Jordan

FIRST OPPORTUNIT­IES ACROSS

1 Soothing applicatio­n 6 At the crest of 10 “Super Trouper” vocal group 14 Home to Disney’s Ariel 15 Elisabeth of “CSI” 16 Harness racer’s gait 17 Orange Monopoly item 19 Prisoner’s stretch 20 Documentar­ian Burns 21 Sultanate bordering Yemen 22 21-Across natives, e.g. 24 Tennis lesson topic 25 Checkout worker 26 Largo, vis-a-vis adagio 29 Became a member 32 Cloths at changing stations 33 Barely audible or readable

34 Filled up on 35 Unlike this clue’s number

36 Static electricit­y annoyance 37 Make a comforter, perhaps 38 Souvenir at a bill signing 39 Agronomist­s’ samples

40 Las Vegas, to gamblers 41 Gladiators’ weapons 43 Strike from the books 44 Semiaquati­c salamander­s 45 Angora ___ (source of mohair) 46 Word after search or steam 48 Subjects of some traffic reports 49 Letters on a Coppertone bottle 52 Tacit approvals 53 Brawny track-andfield competitor 56 Mild oath 57 Carry off 58 Google Maps recommenda­tion 59 Word after “Simon” or “survey” 60 Mower’s home 61 War zone reporter

DOWN

1 Unmatched dresser item, maybe 2 Lumbago symptom 3 Suitable for Jack Sprat 4 Relocation rental 5 Concert extenders 6 Tunesmiths’ org. 7 “Better ___ nothing” 8 Lord’s Prayer beginner

9 Spin class activity 10 Tailor’s wares 11 Perform acrobatica­lly to music 12 Delivered by the stork, so to speak 13 All-hrs. cash sources 18 Kuwaiti dignitary 23 Email folder heading 24 “Hollaback Girl” singer Stefani 25 Pocket change 26 Took three of three games, say 27 Organ near the pancreas 28 March 29, 2018, to MLB

29 Locks up

30 City near Syracuse 31 Potpourri bit 33 Flies like a butterfly 36 Disputes, as a will

37 Didn’t pass or hand off

39 In stitches

40 Five beats, in “Take Five” 42 Jefferson and Paine, theologica­lly 43 Play boisterous­ly 45 Like many exclusive communitie­s 46 Closes the book on 47 Romance novelist Roberts 48 It may start with “A guy walks into a bar . . .”

49 Proof of admission 50 Sampras with seven Wimbledon wins 51 Toon cavemate of Wilma 54 Skeptic’s outburst 55 Circus star General ___ Thumb

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© Andrews McMeel 12/4

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