FOR THIS WEEK’S CROSSWORD,

ACROSS

1 Visually impressive 6 Generic number 11 ER word 14 Dispatched 15 Recipe direction 16 Strictness 18 Branch of medicine 20 Singer 22 Last name for Santa 24 Fir or ash 25 Formally surrenders 26 Genetic material 27 Enameled metal 28 Panache 30 More unusual 31 Ground grain 32 Seventies psychic Geller 33 Places to swim 34 Mountain lakes 35 Pig utterance 36 In a cerebral way 38 Take a spin 39 Moon marking 41 Dentist’s instrument 42 Wipe out 43 Chowder ingredients 44 Pal, chum 45 Establish as fact 46 Meaty dish 47 Secret schemes 48 Small boat 49 Leg areas 50 Tattered cloth 52 Stage hogs 53 Wavering 55 Svelte 56 Poem 57 Flood stopper 58 Pleasant smell 59 Hockey scores 60 Blended 61 Nimble 62 Circular objects 63 Allergic rashes 64 Corpulent 65 Plant anchors 67 Stopped 69 Gave off light 70 Coastal area 72 Profess 73 Instigate 74 Gawk at 75 Coroner’s tag 76 Consumer 77 Separated 78 Meadow 79 Gratuities 80 Writing tool 81 Identical 82 District, area 83 Bed spread 84 He brings up the rear 86 They have hearths 89 Religious offering 90 Picnic crashers 91 Historic periods 92 Try out 93 Move forward 94 Private places

DOWN

1 Sacred places 2 Magazine copy 3 Lock openers 4 Business abbreviation 5 Highest degree 6 Verbalize 7 Partner for muck 8 Nose around 9 Wears away 10 More pleasant 11 Musical tone 12 Forked weapons 13 Entire 15 Hindu garments 17 Vapor 18 Reads the same forward or backward 19 Genoa’s land 20 Author Jules 21 Asp or adder 23 Folk tales 25 Whittle 28 Foolishness 29 Lounge about 30 Lift up 31 Southern city 33 Aches 34 Flight booker 35 Verbal quizzes 37 Jogs 38 Slobber 39 Hold fast 40 Rules over 42 Bert’s buddy 43 Wedding gift 44 Wearing 45 Walked nervously 46 Toll, as a bell 47 Irrationally afraid 48 Stalagmite sites 49 Fur wrap 50 Blissful states 51 Feels unwell 53 Annoyed 54 Get up 55 Incisor 57 Big organ 59 Gander’s mate 60 Cheapskate 61 Scrub a mission 62 Stockpile, amass 63 Needy ones 64 Chicago airport 65 Not fake 66 Sumptuous diners 68 Painter’s stand 69 Tent peg 70 Precipitous 71 Cowboy item 73 Like some heels 74 Trig functions 76 Knock over 77 Maui greeting 78 Strong point 79 The ones here 81 Likely 82 Coating metal 83 Surgery leftover 85 Cunning 86 Air mover 87 Grant foe 88 Gallery exhibit