Here are the answers to the crossword puzzle from our newspaper published on December 7, 2017.
ACROSS 1 Chatter 4 Sink unclogger 9 -- Jessica Parker 14 Yes, to Yvette 15 OPEC vessel 16 Usual weather 17 Airport code for O'Hare 18 Brew tea 19 Aluminum company 20 Evening gala 22 Most sacred 24 Osprey relatives 25 Jolted 27 Slumps 28 Planets' companions 29 Tax experts 33 Investigates 35 Champagne glass 36 Salad ingredients 39 Sure! (2 wds.) 40 DEA agents 41 Emulates 44 Impudent 45 Travel choice 46 March 15, in Rome 50 Natural 52 Competition 53 The soul of wit 56 Pompeii art 57 007's watch 58 Golfer Lorena -- 61 Wham! 62 Church part 63 Verb preceders 64 Iron source 65 Puts down the dragon 66 Nobel or Garbo 67 Koppel or Knight
DOWN 1 Tickles 2 Dawn goddess 3 -- one's time 4 Rx amounts 5 Formal observance 6 Frothy brew 7 Born as 8 Foundlings 9 Weighing machine 10 Comprehensive (hyph.) 11 Kind of pudding 12 Writer -- Oz 13 Warmth 21 Singly in the order mentioned 23 Authorizes 25 Show distress 26 Garden tool 28 Nov. and Feb. 30 Place for a pint 31 Wolfed down 32 Solidified 34 Med. personnel 35 Opposing force 36 Greenspan stat 37 "The Facts of Life" star 38 Use poor judgment 39 Feminine principle 41 Coloring sticks 42 Feedbag tidbit 43 Apple goody 45 Cable channel 47 Tyrant 48 Audience's cry 49 Warehoused 51 Turns down 52 Delete a file 53 Bikini tops 54 Stir up 55 Designer -- Schiaparelli 56 Cherished 59 Intimidate 60 Gradation of color
