CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Pistol 4 Conway or Robbins 7 Mistletoe payoff 11 “Do ___ say!” (two

words) 12 Fail to mention 14 Matinee ___ 15 Alec, Billy,

Stephen, and kin 17 Like a snoop 18 Craving 19 Possessed 21 Blundered 24 Blue ribbons 27 Time divisons 28 Country property 29 Admiring sounds 31 Unaffiliated voter

(abbreviation) 32 Birthday bash 33 Snap 34 Calendar

abbreviation 35 Summertime treat 36 Bolivia’s neighbour 37 Fabric designs 39 Money hoarder 40 Ring verdict

(abbreviation) 41 “___ Stop” 42 Alpha follower 45 Like neat

handwriting 50 British title 51 Slipped 52 Poison ___ 53 Oft-covered hair

colour 54 Use wings 55 Sailor’s assent

DOWN

1 Gossip 2 South of Can. 3 None whatsoever 4 Pulled with a rope 5 “___ the Mood for Love” (two words) 6 More than a sec. 7 Varieties 8 Groom’s reply (two words) 9 Distress call 10 Wily 13 Summer tops

(hyph.) 16 Stains 20 General’s milieu 21 Blue-pencil 22 Increased (two

words) 23 Actress Winona 24 Some commuting

costs 25 Records 26 Seaside 28 Max of make-up

and other 30 Boot jangler 32 Pastel colour 36 Italian city 38 Venice’s country 39 Like the ground

after a rainstorm 41 Court security 42 Beseech 43 Corn piece 44 Melodic syllable 46 Santa’s helper 47 Feathery scarf 48 ____ of the land 49 Make dos