Crossword

ACROSS

1 Eydie who sang with Steve Lawrence 6 Began a typical

triathlon 10 Went

lickety-split 14 Construction

girder 15 Prefix with legal 16 Epitaph starter 17 Six-inch putt,

say, in golf lingo 18 Distinctive flair 19 Eye part 20 *A little bit at a

time, to a mason 23 Heavy favorites 26 Those women,

in Spain 27 Shabby homes 28 Huge 31 Surprise police

action 32 *Next step up after a crib, for some toddlers 36 Grecian vessel of

verse 37 What “is yet to come,” in a Sinatra classic 39 Shogun

stronghold 40 *Hit by *NSYNC about the end of a relationship 42 When repeated,

a Samoan city 43 Sleep clinic study 44 Got via hard

work 46 Chicago airport 49 Diplomatic office 50 *Iconic refrain from the Trammps’ 1976 hit “Disco Inferno” 54 Playground

retort 55 Shapeless mass 56 Biting 60 Space Race

destination 61 Theater level 62 Cygnus’

brightest star 63 “Rule, Britannia” composer 64 “Goodness gracious!” 65 Founded: Abbr.

DOWN

1 Jazzman’s job 2 Japanese sash 3 Sleep stage 4 Did a Cuban dance 5 TV chef Lagasse 6 Contractor’s details 7 Base on balls 8 Spirited horse 9 Scads of 10 Child star Temple 11 Danger 12 “All My Children” vixen 13 Newsroom fixtures 21 Helpful connections 22 Fathered, biblically 23 Landscaper’s planting 24 White with age 25 Sheeplike 28 Tripoli’s country 29 1958 Pulitzerwinning author James 30 Football carriers:

Abbr. 32 “Cheers” actress

Neuwirth 33 Spilled the __:

told all 34 Barely beats 35 Puppet Howdy

__ 37 Easygoing sort 38 Egg layer 41 Without

exception 42 Struts like a

horse 44 Australian runner 45 Use sandpaper

on 46 Trump

predecessor 47 Funny

stuff 48 Felonious

flames 49 Subsided 51 Ready, willing

and __ 52 Modern

diary 53 Discipline with

mats 57 Tolkien tree creature 58 Stephen of “The Crying Game” 59 Consumer protection org., and a hint to the answers to starred clues