NEA daily crossword puzzle

ACROSS

1 Pat on

4 Con game

8 Gossip

11 Self-image

12 Eiffel Tower site

14 All -- -- sudden 15 Merriment

16 Aleut language 17 Shivery comment 18 Darth Vader’s real name 20 Famed fabulist 22 Jacuzzi feature

23 Club stint

24 Lavish parties 27 Cheating a bit

31 Mr. Trebek 32 Moonbeam

33 Not near

34 Witty fellow 35 Classified items

36 -- spumante 37 Affectionate ones

40 Go crowding in

41 Do a takeoff

42 Pastoral spot

43 Phones

46 Carried on

49 Regret

50 Smells 52 Furrow

54 Raggedy doll 55 Soft purple 56 Paddle 57 Geographical abbr. 58 Get wind of 59 Wily

DOWN

1 Dict. offering

2 Water, in Baja

3 Cold War capital 4 Baseball shoes

5 “Oh, shut up!” (2 wds.) 6 -- -- for one’s money 7 1,002, to Cato

8 Chores

9 Frizzy coif

10 Bias

13 Placid

19 Bon Ami rival 21 Souffle ingredient 23 Fellows

24 Stare

25 Range in Asia 26 Journey parts 27 Temporary trends 28 In that case (2 wds.) 29 European alliance 30 Tight hold 32 Uncommon 36 Trapped like -- -38 “My gal” of song 39 -- salts

40 Edgier

42 Insect stage 43 Stuff 44 Em, to Dorothy 45 Telescope part 46 Don Juan 47 Aphrodite’s child 48 Two-way

51 Dit opposite 53 Attempt