OBSERVER CROSSWORD PUZZLER

ACROSS

1. Little island 5. Super hit 10. Rattling leads to war 15. Do you know the secret word? 16. Chop (off) 18. Directly opposite point on the globe 20. Approac furtively 23. Short Da __ Ron Ron 24. To the same degree 25. Astern 26. Anger 27. “Dang!” 29. Knuckle hit 31. Happens before noon 32. Beauties 34. Private berth 37. Oh me oh __ oh! 38. Another way of saying “Presto!” 40. Dead duck 42. Ticket info, maybe 43. Era 45. Deaden 48. Skirting the interruption 49. Draws over again 50. Starry-eyed Lion 51. Bootstrap code 52. Hostilities 53. ___ Verde National Park 54. “Is that ___?” 55. Affixes in a scrapbook, say 56. Russian length, just over a km 57. A little off the end 59. “Give it ___!” 60. Ado 61. Idle 62. x, y or z 63. Coal site 64. Dressing ingredient

DOWN

1. Perception 2. Evening do 3. Addition 4. Pigeon-___ 6. Irish mother 7. Conjunction junction subject 8. Winter supplies 9. Informal high 10. Distressing ABBA song 11. TV interruption 12. Laser light 13. Churchill’s “so few”: Abbr. 14. Admittance 17. Shipboard accountant 19. Native children (term of endearment) 21. Unlegending 22. Taps 28. Irregularly torn scraps 30. Tinctures of silver 31. “Absolutely!” 33. Spooks 35. Sitting room? 36. Is this __?! 39. Saccadic sleep 41. Does the regent measure up? 44. ___-en-scène 46. Army cafeteria 47. Floater 48. Afflict 49. Messenger molecules 51. You know I’m ___, I’m ___ come on, you know. (MJ) 52. It ain’t down. 53. Halftime, myself 58. Divine 59. Loss of muscle coordination 60. Live poetry events