The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
DAILY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Threaded fastener 6 Grilled sausage,
for short
10 “__ the night before Christmas ...” 14 Slacks fabric
15 Lasso
16 “How
disappointing” 17 John Steinbeck novel set in the Salinas Valley 19 Algebra, trig, etc. 20 Suffix with
neat or beat 21 Whacks with an ax 22 Numerical
relationship 23 Make an
attempt at 25 Delta Sigma __
sorority
27 Fourth film in a series starring Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, and Dorothy Lamour 32 “If the __ fits ...” 35 Loewe’s partner 36 Post-op recovery
area
37 Iron-rich meat 39 Girl of the fam 40 Wild West film
42 Sailor’s yes 43 Cover stories 46 Supermodel
Banks
47 Epic poem by
John Milton 50 Feature of italic
letters 51 Principality on the
French Riviera 55 Provide food
service for 57 Prom couple’s
ride
59 Parking area 60 Actor Sharif 61 Grammy-nominated Keyshia Cole hit song 64 Baseball glove
65 Apex
66 Evade skillfully
67 Poetic tributes 68 A++ 69 Helicopter blade
DOWN
1 Potpourri emanation
2 Part of a dinette set
3 Full of uncertainty 4 Sinus specialist, for short 5 “Yippee!”
6 Make, as coffee 7 Drapery holders 8 Big galoot
9 Low card in a royal flush 10 Gazpacho ingredient 11 “That’s too bad” 12 __-lock brakes 13 Nabe in London and Manhattan 18 Like many an alley cat 22 Fashionably nostalgic 24 Available for an appointment 25 Throat tissue 26 Shade on a paint color strip 28 Cease and __ order 29 Native American group
30 Cake prettifier 31 Subtle glow 32 High-five sound 33 “How’s it goin’?” 34 Exaggerate 38 Storm tracker 41 Mailing label abbr. 44 “Hamilton” creator __-Manuel Miranda
45 French river to the English Channel 48 Tips off
49 “__ rather than later, please” 52 Alaskan native 53 Time-share unit, typically 54 Playful river animal
55 “¿ __ está usted?” 56 Bunched in with 57 Reading light 58 Currier’s partner 61 Fez or fedora 62 Green prefix 63 __-pitch softball