OBSERVER CROSSWORD PUZZLER
ACROSS 1. Uses the same vowels for effect 9. Wood sorrels 13. Bleed 16. Hawaiian volcano 17. Plus “nic”, poison from the bottom 18. Be a dull rock 19. Hears what they want to 21. Ornamental flower, for short 22. “Bleah!” 23. Bones, anatomically 24. “I see!” 25. “Act your ___!” 26. Corrupt 29. Frankish monk, known for Eucharist and predestination writings 32. “Major” animal 35. After expenses 36. Wonder berry 37. Home of the firefighters 42. “___ who?” 43. Drink too quickly, add regret to the cup 44. Confess 45. Jail, slangily 46 Nymphs of evening and golden sunsets 53. “Rocks” 54. Beat for cops 55. ___-tzu 56. Bend down on this, archaically 58. Bountiful food geographies 62. Heave the past 63. Moray, e.g. 64. ___ gin fizz 65. Do it commonly 68. Reading lights 72. Game with matchsticks 73. Howard of “Happy Days” 74. “My bad!” 78. Afflict 79. Superior fighter pilot 80. With foresight and knowledge 84. Happens between nine and eleven 85. Bank claim 86. Deathless 87. Doesn’t save any daylight in these parts 88. Reddish-brown gem 89. Where male gametes develop
DOWN 1. Egyptian eater of hearts 2. Eurasian antelope 3. Bar offering 4. Braxton to a “t” 5. “Not you ___ bread!” (Mighty Boosh) 6. A chorus line 7. Denials 8. Blackens 9. J-stroke implement 10. Fashions 11. Ancient fertility goddess 12. Hindu king of all nagas 13. Firework of the old empire 14. South-american Oriental Republic 15. Arch-enemy 20. When it’s broken, that’s good 27. Cashew, e.g. 28. Three electrode tube 30. Supreme Mesopotamian sky god 31. Kenyan tribesman 33. Scattered 34. “Green Gables” girl 37. “___ Cried” (1962 hit) 38. Facial quiver 39. Accomplishment 40. “Come again?” 41. “La Bohème,” e.g. 45. Methylphenol 47. Less cordial reception 48 Miserable ground cover 49 Bars 50. And others, for short 51. “Dig in!” 52. ...---... 56. Kublai’s domain 57. Beginners 58. Begoniaceae, colloquially 59. Come back in 60. Measures six hand breadths 61. Another Hawaiian Mauna 66. Seed coverings 67. “Silent Night” adjective 69. Gozo Island is part of it 70. Hemingway’s fishing boat 71. With guile 75. Redding’s music is elevating 76. ___ my ride 77. “___ Like It Hot” 81. Armageddon 82. “___ any drop to drink”: Coleridge 83. Make ready for war