DAILY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 D.C. insider 4 Anxious feeling 9 “Silent Night” words before calm and bright 14 Actress Gardner
15 More rational 16 Africa’s Sierra __ 17 “Star Wars” sequel trilogy heroine
18 Spicy condiment 20 Pay off illicitly 22 How a scarymovie watcher might recoil 23 Astronaut’s
milieu 26 Deserved, as
recognition 27 Keep separate
from the rest 28 Restaurant chain
with an owl logo 31 Horne of jazz 32 In the manner of 34 Oktober endings 35 Lawn areas
lacking grass 39 Perth __, N.J. 42 LBJ’s boy beagle 43 Big brass 47 Greets with
guffaws 50 Features of some
cruise ships 52 Heavy weight 53 NYC’s World Financial Center architect 55 Working together
as one
58 ’90s candidate
__ Perot
59 Coins in one’s pocket ... and what literally happens in each set of circles 62 When doubled, a
Latin dance
63 Fix in the
crosshairs 64 Knighted composer Edward 65 Showy pond fish 66 Stacks like
Tupperware
67 Wed on the sly 68 Vicious with a
bass
DOWN
1 Partially cook,
as rice
2 Employ excessively, as muscles
3 Overdo the
flattery
4 Last word of
Kansas’ motto 5 Macduff rebuff 6 Econ. measure
7 Old photo hue 8 Battlefield
furrow
9 “What’s more ...” 10 Norman who created Archie and Edith Bunker 11 French
pilgrimage site 12 Trying a case, say 13 Prophetic woman 19 Prefix with stat 21 Overdo, as a
point
24 Twinkler
25 Soccer standout 29 Frequently,
to a bard 30 More irritable 33 Fireplace grate
buildup 36 Shakespearean
cries
37 12-point type 38 Actor Epps 39 Craftsperson 40 Marshmallowy
treat
41 Little chickens 44 Disengages the bolt for, as a door 45 Russian ballet
company
46 “Let me
reiterate ...” 48 “High Voltage”
band
49 Far from a
guffaw
51 Round figure 54 Little
56 “I smell __!” 57 Ping-Pong
supplies 60 Private aid prog. 61 Space between
outfielders