CROSSWORD PUZZLE

BEHIND THE VELVET ROPES BY GEORGE DELLI

ACROSS

1 One of America’s 50 6 Positioned, as a house 11 “What am ___ do?” 14 A “Cosby” episode,

today 15 One place for a big

fight 16 Wall Street index

(with “the”) 17 How some twins dress 19 “Newhart”

establishment 20 Fly ball’s path 21 Fond du ___ 22 A “Hickory Dickory

Dock” time 23 Absinthe ingredient 27 Send in different

directions 29 Lengthen, as a speech 30 “Genesis” brother 32 Paleozoic and

Edwardian, e.g. 33 Point of a pen 34 Predictable cards? 36 Buoy the spirits of 39 What the walls have,

according to a saying 41 First, second,

reverse, etc. 43 Good’s opposite 44 Rewrite for the screen 46 Captain’s speed

measure 48 Ruckus 49 “How ___ is that?” 51 Winter bird food 52 Short snooze 53 Flies across Africa? 56 Support framework 58 A real fly-by-night 59 Deerstalker, for one 60 ___ Claire, Wisc. 61 Anonymous surname,

in court 62 It’s a sin 68 Curator’s hang-ups 69 Give a false

impression of 70 Lacking worldliness 71 “What can I do for you?” 72 Masterfully competent 73 Villain’s facial

expression

DOWN

1 Respectful title in

India 2 Koppel or Kennedy 3 “___ you with me?” 4 Albacore and yellowfin 5 Ask on bended knee 6 Pouchlike part 7 Receiver of

contributions, for short 8 Giveaways at the

poker table 9 Link, as fingers of the

hands 10 Place with toddlers 11 Raymond in “Rain

Man,” say 12 Metric unit of 1,000

kilograms 13 “___ of a Lonely

Heart” 18 Swelling shrinker 23 Heavy snorer’s

problem 24 Water nymph of myth 25 They’re worn in

hospitals 26 “10” star 28 Grimm story 31 Borrowed funds 35 Brook fish 37 Pertaining to neap

and ebb 38 Marry, sans

ceremony 40 “See ___ Run” 42 Not mono 45 Samsung competitor 47 The “S” in T.S. Eliot 50 Like ’50s gasoline 53 At the present time 54 Made a statement on a

stack of Bibles? 55 Bishop’s vestment 57 “Dead Man Walking”

actress Sarandon 63 Balmy place? 64 Moist, and then some 65 Quicken the pace 66 “___ been thinking ...” 67 Word before “capita”

or “annum”