Times Colonist

DIAGRAMLES­S, 21 X 21

- By Myles Mellor

ACROSS

1 Ref’s call 8 Makes happy 9 Very small bakery item 10 Weak-___ (easily intimidate­d) 11 Flabbergas­t 15 Address in colonial India 20 Calf-length skirt 21 Created 22 Clickable image 23 It has a big mouth 24 Quill point 27 Buckthorn variety 31 Retract 32 Eat 35 Carry on 37 Despot’s duration 39 Gangling 41 Active 42 Grads parchment 44 Whiskey ___ 45 Pitfall 46 Tribute, of sorts 47 Faithful pet 48 Plant chopped up in salads 49 Places 50 100th monetary unit of many countries 52 Available 53 Put out 55 Abundance 56 Engraved stone pillar 57 Winter month, for short 58 Atlas blow-up 62 Leftover 66 Hi-__ monitor 67 California county or its seat 68 Ruler in Abu Dhabi 69 J.F.K. postings 70 A palm used in basket making 71 Crucial artery 73 Courageous 74 Born on the ___ 78 Free from slavery 80 Straddling 81 Sharpened

DOWN

1 ___ out (withdraw) 2 Goofball 3 Terrarium plant 4 Fill to excess 5 ___ of Man 6 Accomplish­ments 7 NYC time setting 11 Alb accessory 12 Thin-layered mineral 13 Fusses 14 Brass component 16 “You said it!” 17 Hems’ partners 18 Basis of an invention 19 Emerald mineral 24 Snuggled 25 Fix 26 Related to an element occurring in hard black crystal 28 Least damp 29 Say I’m sorry 30 Have a bug 31 Stone-faced 32 Spy 33 String instrument 34 Some fruit pits 36 Serving to symbolize 38 Film-maker, Jean-Luc 40 Tie type 42 Say...what’s up, ____? 43 Green light 51 Moreover 54 Skin problem 56 Leave the straight and narrow 59 Major alliance 60 Go at 61 It may be due 63 Waiter’s handout 64 Spew 65 Beats by a hair 72 Discompose 73 Lead 75 Chip in chips 76 Nomad dwelling 77 Leave out 78 Voracious appetite 79 Newsman Koppel

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