UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Oktober ending 5 Mince 9 Intelligent 14 Radius companion 15 Town east of Wichita 16 Excessive 17 Flood, probably 19 Comic-strip queen 20 Homer-hitter Mel 21 Bede of fiction 22 Push down 23 Used-car deals 25 Makes public 26 Dues payer, for short 27 Likes (2 wds.) 30 Facilitates 33 Truffle’s cousin 34 Bowler 36 MD employers 37 Privilege 38 Ibsen woman 39 Sun, in Acapulco 40 Assumed as fact 41 Cloud follower 42 Partied hearty 44 Diner lunch 45 WWW addresses 46 Spare time 50 Mild and pleasant 52 Tentative project 53 Early evening 54 Russian boatman’s river 55 Be attracted toward

57 Flu strain 58 Several 59 Culture medium 60 Suspicious 61 On the horizon 62 Quip

DOWN 1 Turmoil 2 Bring cheer 3 Nasty moods 4 Camel’s-hair color 5 Tiara

6 Whits 7 Kadiddlehopper 8 It may be bent or lent

9 Spat 10 Hedger’s word 11 “Et tu” time 12 Prunes back 13 Mauna — 18 Corduroy ribs 22 Skinflint

24 City in Iowa 25 Burr or Copland 27 — down (got quiet) 28 Odin’s son 29 Skiff movers 30 Geezers’ replies

31 Eros, in Rome 32 Loafer part 33 Budges 35 Do lacework 37 Rolling, in a way 38 They may be mixed 40 Where to find Dresden

41 Deli crepes 43 Coarse 44 Lodge builder 46 Pack animal 47 Common practice 48 Rudner and Moreno 49 Apply oneself 50 Big name in speakers 51 What never to tell (2 wds.)

52 Univ. staffer 54 Actor — Kilmer 55 Youth org. 56 — Mahal