ACROSS 1 Hoboes 5 Biblical hymn 10 Like take-out food 14 __ up; uncover 15 India’s dollar 16 State assuredly 17 Puncture 18 Perfect 19 Lima or pinto 20 Says “Achoo!” 22 Leaves 24 Get __ of; shed 25 Derisive remarks 26 Flock members 29 Jaguar or Prius 30 Happen 34 Actor Jack __ 35 [...]

ACROSS 1 __ person; apiece 4 Leftover bit 9 Ice cream treat 13 Corrupt 15 In a __; instantly 16 Vase-shaped pitcher 17 Singer Seeger 18 Indy 500 car 19 Enlarge a hole 20 Poverty 22 Singer/actor Nelson __ 23 Get just one’s feet wet 24 Writer Fleming 26 Wine decanter 29 Mousse & cake [...]

ACROSS 1 Bothersome person 5 Sculptor of “The Thinker” 10 Ordered 14 Persistent pain 15 Sidestep 16 Declare openly 17 Oxford or loafer 18 Thicken to become jelly 20 __ up; absorb 21 Wind direction indicator 22 Passenger 23 Central beams of boat hulls 25 Belonging to that man 26 Word in a polite request [...]

ACROSS 1 Have dinner 4 Take apart 8 Highly skilled 13 __ as a button 14 Gather crops 15 Recluse 16 Cut-__; offered at a lower price 17 __ the bullet; go ahead with a difficult action 18 River embankment 19 Outweigh 22 Type; variety 23 Human being 24 Narratives 26 Home of twigs 29 [...]

ACROSS 1 __-bodied; strong and healthy 5 __ out; get rid of gradually 10 Of sound mind 14 Part of speech 15 Not as risky 16 Declare openly 17 Sour 18 Church table 19 Eat 20 Germfree 22 Roam about 24 Lawn tree 25 Core group of personnel 26 Smooth and glossy 29 Was victorious [...]

ACROSS 1 Singer Tori 5 Sweet desserts 10 Self-righteous 14 Singer Horne 15 Nimble; lithe 16 __ with; handle successfully 17 Orange __; rind 18 Athletes’ dressing area 20 Music from Jamaica 21 Pig’s comment 22 Makes, as a salary 23 Mrs. Reagan 25 Rule 26 Moon exploration space program 28 Hodgepodge of songs 31 [...]

ACROSS 1 __-trotter; world traveler 6 Keep __ on; watch closely 10 Warm tubular hand covering 14 __ closet; place for tablecloth & towel storage 15 Help in crime 16 Qualified 17 Turn aside, as the eyes 18 Equal 19 Make much of; talk up 20 Abandoned 22 Real __; house-selling business 24 Apprehension 25 [...]

ACROSS 1 __ of breath; panting 4 Grin 9 Pay through the __; have a big expense 13 Sitting upon 15 City in Georgia 16 “…lived happily __ after.” 17 Renown 18 Uneven; jagged 19 “…and a partridge in a __ tree.” 20 Main actor in a show 22 Crawling bugs 23 “Old King __” [...]

ACROSS 1 “Father Knows __” 5 Hindu teacher 10 Orange rind 14 Aware of the duplicity of 15 Duelist Burr 16 Edge to stand under during a rain shower 17 Microwave __ 18 Limber; flexible 19 Big smile 20 Normal 22 Horrifies 24 “In __ we trust” 25 Ceremonies 26 The Gem State 29 Boat [...]

ACROSS 1 Created 5 Become frayed 10 Congressional runner 14 Once again 15 Gladden 16 Hardly __; seldom 17 Lounging about 18 Hardening into a bonelike material 20 Change hues 21 Parcheesi or mah-jongg 22 Roper’s event 23 Large stringed instrument 25 __ up; arrange 26 Real; concrete 28 Smiles scornfully 31 Two-by-four 32 “Don’t [...]