NEA Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS

1 Twilight, to a poet 4 Slight progress 8 Fictional

spy -- Helm 12 Pitch in 13 Finishes a cake 14 Mediterranean

landmark 15 Mama’s boy 16 Pitch in

18 Make happy 20 “My gal” of song 21 Fabric meas. 23 Be a bookworm 26 Short distance 29 Related 32 “Casablanca”

pianist

34 Like a sage 35 Ginza money 36 Opposite of post37 Pecs’ partners 38 Adjust a clock 39 Sailed through 40 Green parrot 41 Cavity 42 Eucharistic

service 43 Little kid

45 Meadow 47 Brady Bill opposer

49 The Forbidden

City 53 Safety run-through

(2 wds.)

58 Lively dance 59 Comics canine 60 Berg

61 Fruit cooler 62 Summer hangout 63 Basted together 64 Tulip color DOWN 1 Relieve

2 Fat fiddle

3 Best or Ferber 4 Minced

5 Author Umberto -6 Prefix for classic 7 Kitchen meas. 8 Haggard of country

3

music

9 -- -- loss for words

10 Dynamite letters 11 -- kwon do 17 Get paid 19 Hunt and peck 22 Right to decide (hyph.) 24 Humane org. 25 Is bold enough 26 Love letter letters 27 Nepal neighbor 28 Composition 30 Ship timber 31 Chip producer 33 Rx items

39 Delhi nursemaid 41 Group of livestock 44 Use a

prayer rug 46 Pompeo of TV 48 Dog’s barks 50 Partly open 51 Facet 52 Like good

cheddar 53 Vain fellow 54 Chapel vow

(2 wds.) 55 Grande or

Bravo 56 Seine

moorage 57 Feeling blue