116 Part II: Tackling the Puzzles
Across
- “... and make it
snappy!” - Young, migrating
salmon - 455, in old Rome
- Walt Kelly comic strip
- Western adventure
- “King ___” (1950–65
comic strip) - About to end
- Added just before time
ran out - Machinations
- Some are three-legged
- Caboodle’s companion
- Result of baby’s first
spaghetti dinner - Heavy weights
- Employs an ambulance
chaser, for example - Buffet selections, often
- Goat’s milk product
- Plunked oneself down
- About to end
- Extra qtrs., for example
- Piece of window glass
- “Madness” of a 1936 film
- Librarian’s admonitions
- Many crossword puzzle
themes
50. Word with “fire” or
“white”
51. Pickup compartment
53. Joins the choir
56. Some bakery items
60. Gives comfort to
64. About to end
66. Metrical romance
67. Tiny arachnids
68. “An apple ___.. .”
69. Persuade
70. Keep for later
71. A good cloud to be on
Down
- Abbey area
- “Deal!”
- All ___ (excited)
- Carpenter’s tool
- Type of boom
- Powerful attractor
- Baseball legend Mel
- Many popes
- Jesse Owens, notably
- Some insertion marks
- Avoirdupois unit
- St. Elmo’s Fire actor
- Some remote
abbreviations - She’s “sweet as apple
cider”
19. Greek X
23. Cushions
25. Old PC operating
system
26. Home base for everyone
27. Partner of burn
29. Classical prefix
31. Good ol’ country, for
short
32. Meeting room prop
33. Cubic meter
35. Party snack
36. Some fedoras
38. Baron von Richthofen,
for one
41. New homophone
42. A math sign
47. Barely adequate
49. Many a bridesmaid
52. Help out
54. Ominous loop
55. few rounds (spar)
56. Easter fare
57. All hands on deck
58. One of the Simpsons
59. Fit of anger
61. “ known.. .”
62. Ve r v e
63. Eyelid flare-up
65. Muscle car of the ’60s
Puzzle 45: Finishing Up
Tricky