Here are the answers to the crossword puzzle from our newspaper published on December 18, 2017.
ACROSS 1 Wipe the woodwork 5 Shoppers' haven 9 Ramble around 12 Ersatz butter 13 Accepted principle 15 Isinglass 16 Tiny insect 17 Eager and willing 18 Found a roost 19 Uninhibited 21 Outlaw 23 Underwater shockers 25 Overindulge 26 Nonassertive ones 30 Garage for planes 34 Outfit 35 Peanuts or popcorn 37 Elegant wrap 38 Reformers' targets 40 Artemis, to Livy 42 In the distance 43 Running mates 45 Big Dipper neighbor 47 Ostrich cousin 48 Quick trip 50 1996 film role for Madonna (2 wds.) 52 Stray dogs 54 Wax-coated cheese 55 Soldier's garb 59 Pass 63 Well-known auth. 64 Expression 66 Strait of Hormuz country 67 Flash Gordon villain 68 The One-L Lama 69 Strauss of jeans 70 Wallach or Lilly 71 Director -- Ephron 72 Lost no time
DOWN 1 Venetian magistrate 2 Arm bone 3 Wither 4 Go unsteadily 5 Atlantic Coast state 6 Wood chopper 7 Truth stretcher 8 Mineral deposits 9 Arizona river 10 Battery fluid 11 Go steady 14 Talking bird 15 Vivid color 20 Finishes a skirt 22 Sweater letters 24 Placid 26 Ambition 27 Persian Gulf sight 28 Girl-watcher 29 False alarm 31 Office helper 32 Bowie's last stand 33 Second airing 36 Rascal 39 Typesetter's concern 41 Professor's milieu 44 Tucked in 46 Silica mineral 49 Celtic priest 51 Sends via modem 53 Type of car 55 Reputation 56 Indigo plant 57 Nobelist -- Morrison 58 Fodder storage 60 Get ready 61 Keep for later 62 Writer -- Bagnold 65 Galley mover
