CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1 Murderer’s lot 5 Twisted compound 8 Rodney Dangerfield’s original last name
13 Obsessive to the max
14 Hawkeye State 16 Rudimentary seed
17 The local
19 Ma’s instrument 20 Surreptitiously tail, perhaps to complete a delivery?
22 Warm time of year in Monte Carlo
23 Strait to the east of Gjoa Haven 24 Notable slice of history
25 Hands over to a trusting third party bird?
31 Tot’s “magic word”
34 Yell of dissent
35 It’s written 1,00,000 in
India
36 Unrefined
37 The Lions have been in it for over 65 years
38 Isle in the Med. where the Blue Grotto is 39 Monstrous meanie
40 Birdies will beat it
41 A little chicken 42 Ties up by the mallard loading zone?
45 East ender, or west ender
46 What a contractor may give you, briefly 47 Fred, star of the oldest silent movie (1894) 50 Speaking frankly, especially around Thanksgiving? 54 Singer Bailey 56 Those with digs near the Louvre 57 Come to terms 58 Hook’s henchman
59 Lhasa ___ 60 Finding Erebus aid
61 ‘Tis ne’er o’er 62 Lender’s security, often DOWN 1 Small slip-up 2 Ellesmere Island native
3 Aesop work 4 Supermodel
“The Body” Macpherson
5 Rule with an iron fist
6 Earls and such 7 On vacation 8 Drinks with marshmallow floaters
9 Six consecutive bowls, in cricket 10 Derelict old ship 11 Lead pipe bend, often 12 “The One,” played by Keanu 15 British football club nicknamed “The Gunners” 18 Arriving surge 21 2nd-lowest poker card
25 Smart phone ancestor
26 Below, as a prefix 27 Chain-gang sound
28 Totally engrossed 29 Item in your jambalaya 30 Sudden fancy 31 Senior moment? 32 John Deere’s deer, for one
33 Coin seen in Castile
37 These will make your felines frisky 38 Prickly pear, for one
40 Find a spot in a lot
41 Merry widow relative
43 Vendor
44 M.Sc., e.g. 47 Giraffe’s halfstriped little cousin
48 Stressed out
49 Ian and Sylvia surname
50 High mountain pond
51 Region of town
52 Voters have to supply it
53 Saudi currency
54 Make a faux ___ 55 Prima donna’s common problem