Crossword
THREE BY FOR By Alice Walker
ACROSS
1 Word of cheer? 4 Reason to be shunned, in the Bible 11 “If you ___ now . . .” 14 ID checker’s concern 15 Property receiver, in court 16 First word in a tongue twister about seashells 17 Weather prognosticators 19 ___ Juan, Puerto Rico 20 Big occasion 21 Productive, fertile 23 B.B. King’s music 25 Fun-house cries 28 Material that’s worsted for wear? 29 It’s charged in physics 30 Catches 40 winks 32 Fortuneteller 33 Mawkishness 37 Carolers’ songs 39 Number of blackbirds? 43 Digs for pigs 44 Closer at hand 46 A good shoe supports it 49 Withdraw from, as a class 51 It’s accommodating 52 Hospital supply 54 Father identifier 55 Extremely light wood 57 Make a mistake 59 Appalachian, for one 61 Prepare to fire 62 Why some run? 67 “Now ___ seen everything!” 68 Move in a lively way 69 Ben-hur was chained to one 70 Pastoral place 71 Almost snowed 72 Be a henpecker
DOWN
1 Battle of Britain fliers, briefly 2 Word with “many moons” 3 Regarding this point, in legalese 4 Spikes, as a drink 5 Distinctive style or flair 6 Detroit NBAER 7 Soak, as flax 8 ___-two punch 9 Doer of the lord’s work 10 Answers to some proposals 11 Instill confidence in 12 You can get it for a dollar 13 Easily sliced, as meat 18 Pre-holiday day 22 Big name in business planes 23 Child’s cover-up 24 Be a slacker 26 Type of training 27 The Munsters’ pet dragon 31 Fastened with thread 34 “Keep quiet!” 35 Dinner crumb 36 Vocalized 38 Atticus Finch’s creator Harper 40 Uncool collegian 41 13-figure figure 42 Urgent cravings 45 Biochemist’s letters 46 Attack violently 47 Experience all over again 48 Black Sea peninsula 50 Inventor’s document 53 Ear warmers 55 Fully exposed 56 Take to one’s bed 58 Campaign barometer 60 Three-legged endeavor 63 Unhatched fish 64 Deserved recognition 65 Air traffic control agcy. 66 Bit of a joule