USA TODAY US Edition

CROSSWORD

- BY Patrick Jordan

ROUTE CROP

ACROSS 1 Hunter’s garb, briefly

5 Took from wild to mild 10 Climbed the ranks 14 Out of the office 15 Advil alternativ­e 16 Internatio­nal show, for short 17 Monopoly corner square 18 Solitary sort

19 “It’s ___ a hard day’s night . . .”

20 Container for an indoor palm

21 Game show climaxes, often

23 Making out, in a way

25 Fingerprin­ting fluid

26 Ingredient­s in some bran muffins 27 Finger-pointer on recruiting posters 32 Shares an edge with

34 Like Medusa’s scalp

35 Slam dunk’s point value

36 Contaminan­t-free

37 Ark groupings

38 Late-July babies

39 Plea for help

40 Hall of “Let’s Make a Deal”

41 Began a hand

42 One who’s attractive but not very intelligen­t

44 Center of campus activity

45 Seascapes, statuary et al.

46 “I’m so fortunate!”

49 There’s no current in one

54 Container in a bargain basement 55 Cylindrica­l Hershey’s candy

56 Any of the “Scary Movie” movies 57 Head cheese, in large part

58 High roller’s perk

59 Tomato, technicall­y

60 Made the scene

61 Ship-to-ship shout

62 Sides in an age-old “battle”

63 Tend to, as sauce DOWN 1 Many a bayou dweller

2 Far from clueless 3 Salad follower, often

4 Olive in Popeye cartoons

5 Hawk’s grippers

6 As an escort

7 Where a 3-Down may be listed 8 Anticipato­ry periods

9 Oil field structures

10 Take to task

11 Beasts in rice paddies 12 Chanced a citation 13 Mind-boggling spans

21 Drill set items

22 SRO part

24 McKinnon of “Ghostbuste­rs”

27 State of harmony

28 ___ a one (none)

29 Metronome’s output

30 Initials in some courts-martial 31 Guinness World Records superlativ­e 32 Area at one end of a church

33 Navigation­al hazard marker

34 Grains in concrete 37 Vatican notables

38 Cause of a puddle, perhaps

40 “Birthday” painter Chagall 41 Conveyor of tears

43 Feature of a four-poster

44 Treats with acoustic foam, say

46 Port St. ___, Fla. 47 Home to the Hurricanes

48 “Please step in!”

49 Largest dolphin family member

50 Playmate of Piglet

51 Muppet who’s always 3 1/2 years old

52 Seldom seen

53 Main idea

57 Roast VIPs

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12/11 © Andrews McMeel

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