USA TODAY US Edition

A SHIFTY PUZZLE

- By Ruby Deswit

ACROSS 1 Carnation spot 6 Agenda addition 10 Black-and-white duck 14 Battling insomnia 15 “. . . to ___ just a few” 16 Healthy looking 17 1950s war zone 18 Goody-goody 19 Take a bus 20 Animal on Michigan’s flag 21 Negated 24 Cause to swell 26 Danish territory? 27 Ancient Greek theaters 29 Base-stealer’s maneuver 31 It can help you reach the next level 32 Beverly Hills home, stereotypi­cally 34 “The Double Helix” subject 37 “I’m cuckoo for ___ Puffs!” 39 Mcshane or Holm 40 Noodle on a banjo 42 Louisville Slugger wood 43 Like the familiar shark fin 46 Animal skin 47 Deeply piled 48 Bumpy 50 Anti-witchcraft charm 53 Figurine in many gardens 54 Stick shift option 57 Attention grabber 60 Beetle larva 61 Fan-mail recipient 62 Cash, slangily 64 Act amorously 65 Lacking activity, as a business 66 Commercial designer? 67 Afternoon get-togethers 68 A string has two 69 A little suspicious DOWN 1 Boating spot 2 “Over the hill” 3 Stroller’s rest spot, perhaps 4 Barely achieve (with “out”) 5 Use as a crutch 6 Advice 7 Acerb 8 Abu Dhabi honcho 9 Storage unit 10 Hooked-bill bird 11 Color of ripe corn 12 Certain statesman 13 Dandelion-infested, e.g. 22 “___ on Down the Road” 23 Joins the bucket brigade 25 Apple, for Apple 27 1977 film killer 28 Two-person groups 29 Hidden cache 30 Turner, the Sweater Girl 33 Business letter addressees, sometimes 34 Knock in, as a run 35 Art class figure 36 The Bible’s last word 38 Jung contempora­ry 41 Opponents of “us” 44 Al fresco 45 Moon goddess 47 Academy freshmen 49 Run-of-the-mill 50 Secret language 51 Turn two companies into one 52 Lobe in the mouth 53 Neuters (a horse) 55 ___ Prairie, Minn. 56 Stick with a prod 58 Apple growth retardant 59 A large number 63 Writing on an urn?

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