CROSSWORD

1 Jest

5 Band’s job

8 EI ___, Texas 12 Essentially similar 13 Ornamental vase 14 Pitcher

15 “___ It Romantic?” 16 Light feather (two words) 17 Large chunk

18 Always, poetically 20 Roosted

22 Hallowed

25 Quiets

29 Lucy’s friend

30 Beer barrel

31 Noah’s ___

32 Sleeping

33 Fleur-de-___

34 Knee exposing skirt 35 Uncooked

36 Dripping

37 Perfectly good 38 Fashioned

40 Talks back

41 Table support

42 Pulver’s rank

(abbreviation)

43 “... ___ good night” (two

words)

46 Vane letters

48 Thomas ___ Edison 52 Explosion sound 53 Aaron’s ___

54 Increase

55 Arnaz’s homeland 56 Artful

DOWN

1 ___ alai

2 Gives approval

3 Relatives

4 Took part in

5 Coast ___

6 Taxing agcy.

7 Grinds, as teeth

8 Annoying ones 9 Shoemaker’s tool 10 Neptune’s milieu 11 Spherical body

19 Slippery fish

21 Eighth mo.

22 Scorches

23 Up, in a baseball game (two

words)

24 Like caramels

26 Flags down

27 Comic Kovacs

28 Slides on ice

30 First-aid ___

33 Books of account

34 Rub

36 Teensy

37 Soccer mom’s transport 39 Camel’s cousin 40 Run-down

43 Alphabet start

44 Costello of comedy

45 Hit high

47 Fa follower

49 Install carpeting

50 Struggle

51 Furthermore