CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Bothersome person 5 Illegal way to make money

9 Oscar hopeful

14 Sworn promise

15 __ to; awoke after surgery 16 Burial site

17 Devout

19 Remained optimistic 20 Underhanded

21 Observes

22 __ off; subsides gradually 23 Suffix for decor or fabric 24 All __; listening

26 Infuriates

30 Hates

35 Tidbit on a relish tray 36 Trick

38 Calcutta dress

39 State one’s right to 40 Cleaning cloth

41 Banana __; ice cream treat

42 Griffey Sr. and Griffey Jr. 43 In this place

44 Babble

45 Smiled derisively

47 Long steps 49 Vane direction 51 Gobble up

52 Writing instrument 56 Call it __; quit and go home

58 Play on words

61 Body of water 62 Goblets & such 64 Tremble

65 Seep out

66 Curry and Cusack 67 Lugged

68 Small bills

69 Take a nap

DOWN

1 Soft drinks

2 Actor Holliman

3 Remain

4 Your, biblically

5 Window covering

6 Eatery

7 Make laugh

8 Singer Tormé

9 Shocked

10 Cut short

11 Record

12 Take __; assume control 13 Cincinnati team 18 High regard

22 Large dinosaur, for short 23 Give counsel to

25 Old sayings

26 Ridicules

27 Actor Tim __

28 TV’s __ Sawyer

29 Grates cheese

31 __ de corps; camaraderie 32 Dinner course

33 Like a cliché

34 Web surfer’s stops

37 Crew member

41 Aerosols

43 Make well

46 __ in; brought under control

48 Joshes with

50 Vulture’s claw

52 Pillar

53 Resound

54 __ as a pin

55 Birthday party dessert 57 In a __; stunned

58 Window glass

59 Fancy vases

60 Cozy home

62 Sticky stuff

63 Major conflict