OBSERVER CROSSWORD PUZZLER

ACROSS

1. Bounders 5. Candidate’s concern 10. Raise up spirits 16. Almond 17. Harder to find 18. Greek understanding 19. Running away, just like a Brit 21. Many lumens 22. Man, Girl, Boy - all heroes 23. Toronto gallery 24. Desk item 25. Sinners’ mentor 29. It ain’t is 30. “Have some” 31. Trumpet 32. Takes shape of container 35. It’s like PEG. 36. ___ gestae 37. Ottoman Exile Party 39. “Dear old” guy 40. Badger Den 41. Affectedly creative 42. Tyrannosaurid with a cool cool name 47. Dash 48. Fifth good book 49. “My man!” 50. Russian triangle guitar 53. To turn skin to leather 54. Bean counter, for short 57. “Ciao!” 58. Up this, go all in 59. Cal. col. 60. “___ does it!” 61. Happy pills 64. To write (archaic) 67. Pull this, toss pineapple 68. Lost in France 69. Muffle 70. Makes the desert bloom 72. Short-term intern 73. Fertile soil 74. Achy 75. Breastbones 76. D-Day beach 77. Flight data, briefly

DOWN

1. A corrupt place 2. Condemn to misery, as a witch 3. Covering with cloth 4. Most certain 5. Anger 6. Salsa rattles 7. In order 8. Salami capital 9. .0000001 joule 10. Forget by rote 11. Transferring liquid 12. Lover or sweetheart (archaic) 13. Egyptian fertility goddess 14. This isn’t coarse 15. Boris Godunov, for one 20. Ace 26. Demands 27. Snaps, could be taken on holiday. Nudge nudge, wink wink. 28. Lummoxes 32. Mike Myers love failure 33. Cornerstone of culture 34. Ymir’s skull became this 36. Amscrayed 37. “Fiddler on the Roof” role 38. Hawaiian tuber 39. Dane-ish unisex name 40. Fired 42. Cut down 43. ____ and hearty 44. Half of Hispaniola 45. Decrease 46. Ashes holder 47. Goes with the flow 51. Light-giver 52. Feeler 53. Sully 54. Ben Hur had a lot 55. Box meddler 56. Aligns with harmoniously 59. Ornamental shrub 60. ___ fly 61. Support person 62. Change-your-mind chip 63. Take a day here for stress 64. Bad day for Caesar 65. Barbershop call 66. To go out with 70. No “s” grain storage 71. Fed. construction overseer (US)