Family Time Crossword

The (K) Clues Are for Kids

ACROSS 1. (K) Do much more than sniffle 5. “Dear ___ or Madam” 8. (K) Centers of activity 12. Title for a Turkish military leader (var.) 13. Written poetic tribute 14. (K) A cookie brand 15. Simpleton, old-style 17. (K) Russian ruler of old 18. (K) Approximately (3 words) 20. Shrewd or sharp 23. (K) Computer’s core, briefly 24. (K) Like many Halloween decorations Scrooge’s statements (K) Black road substance Pension start? 31. (K) Lady in court? 32. Accuse, as a politician 35. (K) Necklace gem, sometimes 37. Dashboard stat 38. Angry and then some 39. Brinks vehicle (2 words) 43. (K) Red veggie 44. (K) Business encounters 48. (K) Thing to wait in 49. (K) Large Down Under fowl 50. (K) Make a big jump 51. (K) Concludes 52. (K) How to drink hot cocoa 53. Bendy exercise DOWN 1. (K) Comic book impact sound 2. (K) “Four score and seven years ___ ...” 3. (K) Question of identity 4. Slender, Asian longtailed monkey 5. Dry, white Italian wine 6. (K) Not in active use 7. (K) Adjust a lens again 8. Sociable soaking spot (2 words) 9. “Major” constellation 10. (K) Bird’s bill 11. (K) Painful to the touch 16. (K) Baltimore or Nashville, for example 19. Tachometer letters 20. Town of Italy 21. Con job 22. (K) Rain-delay cover 25. “Did you say something?” 26. (K) Letters on some military jets 27. Hindu religious instructor 28. (K) What to do at your lemonade stand 30. Sly plans 33. Overacts, in a play 34. (K) Fourth mo. 35. Something to fall back on? 36. In a 24-Across way 38. Acquire a wintry glaze (2 words) 39. (K) Competent 40. (K) Horse strap 41. (K) Repair 42. Prefix meaning “half” 45. Prefix meaning “new” 46. Joke, to a comic 47. Posh fitness center