CROSSWORD
IMPERTINENT INFORMATION ACROSS
1 It’s no short story
5 Far from klutzy
10 Peas, to pranksters
14 Shakespeare’s “Sadly . . .” 15 Synagogue reading 16 Burlesque show wraps 17 Insincere talk 19 “They misunderestimated me” speaker
20 Skein formation
21 “___ there, done that”
22 “The queen of American folk music”
24 Like a Mobius strip
26 Wall Street woe
27 LeRoy Neiman’s realm
28 “Twenty One” was one
31 Authoritative order
34 Risk getting bleeped 35 Moviedom’s Dr. Zaius, e.g.
36 Lindbergh, “the __ Eagle”
37 Send seductive signals
38 Strength of will
39 Scouring pad brand
40 What was buried in “Treasure Island” 41 College of Cardinals selections
42 What stoics seldom display
44 “No seats” initials
45 Stew server
46 Hazard for skaters
50 Mountaineers’ goals 52 Deceptive practice 53 Languish in prison, slangily
54 Daring skirt style
55 Chipmunk’s facial feature 58 Bedtime story opener
59 Let up, as a storm
60 Succulent houseplant 61 Sunflower yield 62 Like Admiral Byrd’s expeditions
63 Cause of a cold
sweat
DOWN
1 Healing ointment
2 Visitor from beyond Earth
3 Showed shock
4 Aesopian equine
5 Free from anxiety
6 Birds in magic acts
7 Land of colleens, poetically 8 Election-influencing org.
9 Einstein, famously
10 Convent head
11 Twangy instrument
12 Yardarm’s place
13 Workplace watchdog org. 18 Partner of Siskel and Roeper
23 Knock silly
25 Teddy material
26 Spice in tandoori cuisine
28 Hands in one’s notice
29 Sheriff Andy’s fishing partner
30 Licks or sprinkles, say
31 “Do it, or ___!”
32 Dire destiny
33 Alternative meaning for the starts of 17- and
55-Across and
11-Down
34 The T. rex in “Jurassic Park,” e.g. 37 Headgear for a court jester
38 Hockey or mob enforcer
40 ___ one’s time (wait) 41 Groom oneself elaborately
43 Rolled to a runway
44 Pepper dispenser
46 Greek letter resembling a bisected “0”
47 Winner’s boast
48 Mocha coffee ingredient
49 Early anesthetic
50 Tori at the piano
51 Cone-bearing tree
52 Notary’s imprint
56 “Vice Principals” channel 57 Klutzy sort