Philippine Daily Inquirer

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

- BY RICH NORRIS AND JOYCE NICHOLAS LEWIS

ACROSS

1 Early Welsh 6 Subpar performanc­e ... or not 11 School sweater letters 14 Wedding, e.g. 15 All small, say 17 As 19 Ancient communicat­ion medium 20 Modern communicat­ion medium 21 Parts to put together 22 Memphis-to-Nashville dir. 23 Washington portraitis­t 27 Bocelli album that includes “Bésame Mucho” 32 A’s 38 __ work: menial labor 39 Venerate 40 1992 opponent of Bill and George 41 As 44 What a bump may affect 45 Sources of peeps 46 Nation with a pyramid on its currency: Abbr. 49 Title for actor Gielgud 51 Channeled, as water 55 Most trusted 60 A’s 62 Real bargain 63 Quarters in the wild 64 CIA predecesso­r 65 __ bird 66 Not worth it, perhaps

DOWN

1 Point of imminence 2 Musician from County Donegal 3 Sagging 4 Keith of country 5 Underwater aid 6 Leg up 7 On vacation 8 Lose it 9 “The Smartest Guys in the Room” subject 10 Sighed agreement 11 1493 Lisbon arrival 12 Israeli weapons 13 Mennonites, e.g. 16 “Just a __!” 18 Heathrow : his :: Orly : à __ 23 Vermin 24 Serpico, for one 25 Severe 26 River in Hades 28 Toon with a blue do 29 Trails for bloodhound­s 30 Go back to zero 31 Swiss borders? 33 __ Palmas: Gran Canaria capital 34 Author LeShan 35 __ de famille 36 Otto minus cinque 37 H.S. equivalenc­y test 42 Inform 43 Registers 47 “Never __ boy to ... ” 48 Dangerous biter 49 Like 48-Down 50 Unlikely to be chipper 51 Acceptable 52 They’re often broken 53 Luau entertainm­ent 54 Suffix with percent 56 “Get lost!” 57 Nobelist Wiesel 58 “Glad to help” 59 Kitchen meas. 61 Acct. entry

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