CROSSWORD POWER BACKERS
ACROSS
1 For the asking
5 Holmes of “Logan Lucky” 10 Hoof-on-pavement sound 14 Source of igneous rock
15 Port of Honshu 16 Bring on board 17 Soda machine inserts 18 Late-blooming perennial 19 Andean sun worshipper
20 Precision marchers
22 Vegetarian’s taboo
23 Org. opposed to school vouchers
24 Did a takeoff on
26 Brain or ear parts
29 An “M” in MGM
32 __-country (music genre)
35 Store up
36 Bring forth, as emotions 37 Prefix with natal or classic
38 Sticky situation
39 Most tic-tac-toe outcomes
40 “Scram, cat!”
41 Improve, as Scotch
42 Serengeti family
43 Source of annoyance
44 KLM competitor
45 Made a pick
46 Propelled, as a dinghy
47 Having the know-how
49 Costa del ___
50 Seat at a barn dance
52 Trees, grasses, etc.
58 Persian Gulf land
59 Like an ice cap
60 For whom the REO was named
62 Crane or kite
63 Skype appointment, say
64 Wendy’s dog in “Peter Pan” 65 Word after Simon or survey
66 Don’t allow to lapse
67 Doe’s mate
DOWN
1 Impresario Ziegfeld
2 McNally’s mapmaking partner
3 ___ and anon
4 Stress-free state
5 Eucalyptus-eating “bear”
6 Sec’y, e.g.
7 ___ Modern (London gallery) 8 Maker of the Klippan sofa
9 Sets aside, as funds
10 Doorbell sound, maybe
11 One doing the conga, say 12 Boat in “Jaws” 13 Bog yield
21 “___ is more”
25 “Ulalume” poet
26 Priests with prayer wheels 27 Upscale watch brand
28 Pay excluding benefits, bonuses, etc.
29 Reason for a raise
30 Give the slip to
31 Hauled to the garage
33 AWOL part
34 Carried, as a pistol
39 Caramelcolored soft drink
40 Aquarium favorites
42 Beltway insider, for short
43 Place to play Marco Polo
48 Diver’s dread, with “the”
49 Scatter, as confetti 50 Lobster eaters’ wear
51 Bocelli highlight 53 Prospector’s lucky strike
54 Code cracker Turing
55 “Great” kid-lit detective
56 Tuned too low
57 Ferber who wrote “Show Boat”
61 Show weariness