NEA Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS

1 Cope with change 6 Collision 11 Dress feature 13 Annual 14 Theater company 15 Loosened 16 Make a choice 18 Astonish 19 Ancient cosmetic 21 Barely managed 23 Cheerful color 24 Trireme mover 26 Stiff pleated

collar

29 Media mogul -- Turner

30 Dash off 32 Luau number 34 “En garde” weapon 36 Literary miscellany 37 Yank’s foe 38 Mlle., in Barcelona 40 Drop the ball 42 Insect resin 43 Woeful cry 45 Snaky sound 47 Stale

50 Sheet material 52 Church official 54 Ms. Davis of civil rights

58 Hit the tab key 59 Earlier 60 Snooped around 61 Rib-eye

DOWN

1 Quick to learn 2 German article 3 GI mail drop 4 Deep-piled fabric 5 Mississippi town 6 Hub

7 Cat’s prey 8 Diva’s tune 9 Vast number 10 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. -12 Ferrer or Tillis 13 “Ick!” 17 Spooky quality 19 Hangs onto 20 More unusual 22 “You don’t say!”

23 I-70

25 “Just as I thought!” 27 Rolls tightly 28 Pesky hoppers 31 Corn unit 33 Easy as -35 Letter after zeta 39 Amaretto flavor

41 Zoo heavyweights 44 A relative

46 Silver bar 47 Valhalla host 48 Comedian Jay -49 Some parents 51 Refrain syllables 53 So-so mark 55 Helmsman’s dir. 56 Grassy field 57 Clumsy boat