Crossword
PEOPLE ON VACATION
ACROSS 1 Complain constantly 5 Shoulder of the road 9 ___ salts (bathwater additive) 14 Stew or miscellany 15 Spread that sounds like 14-Across 16 “Superman” actor Christopher 17 Product pitched by Popeil 20 Cruel expressions 21 Word on the society page 22 “Good for what ___ ya” 23 All eternity, to a bard 24 Amazed condition 26 Ball in a sewing room 28 “Slumdog Millionaire” dress 30 Webster who fought to preserve the Union 34 Air gun ammo 37 Shot up with Novocain 39 On edge 40 Upset in the woods? 44 Blake Griffin’s stomping ground 45 Abbr. on an old map of the West 46 Poker verb 47 “___ Walrus” (Beatles) 49 Awkward brute 51 Belief systems 53 Considerable degree 54 Hooded snake 57 Welfare state? 60 “. . . for what ___ worth” 62 Do some arm-twisting 64 One kind of celebrity seeker 67 Persona non ___ (unwelcome one) 68 Test response, about 50 percent of the time 69 Car window application 70 They’re near heels 71 Spuds’ buds 72 Third son of Adam and Eve DOWN 1 Patch of woods 2 Unsupervised 3 Potato gadget 4 Finger jab 5 Africa’s oldest democracy 6 Shoemaker helper, in a fairy tale 7 Bridle control 8 Amble 9 Old word meaning “before” 10 How some interest is paid 11 “Circle” or “final” start 12 440-yard long path, perhaps 13 Clothing store department 18 Some historical spans 19 Something to keep under your hat 25 Act like a volcano 27 Hindu prince’s title 29 Drive forward 31 Baby sitter’s handfuls 32 “En garde” weapon 33 Ancient stringed instrument 34 “B’rith” preceder 35 Half an island in French Polynesia 36 Apple connection 38 Lord of verse 41 Poison remedy 42 Cries of derision 43 Help for the lame 48 Ruler of Kuwait, e.g. 50 You, at one point in time 52 What each star on the American flag represents 54 “The Sopranos” chef Bucco 55 A dog may pick one up 56 ___ Amboy, N.J. 57 Can’t stop henpecking 58 Buck in Bordeaux 59 “Along with all the rest” 61 Energetic for one’s age 63 “Lord of the Rings” tree creatures 65 Jeff Gordon goes nowhere without it 66 Quality of a color