Here is the crossword puzzle answer key featured in Metro.
ACROSS1"Purple Rain" singer7College stat10Blow gently14Yellow bird1540-cup brewer16Maintain17Motion detector18Trim a doily19"Tomb Raider" heroine20Fragrant flower (2 wds.)23Fountain treats26Hibernate27Raises one's voice28Stead29Evergreen tree30Force open31Bullring cheer32To date33Filled in37Above, in verse38Bastille Day season39Gold Medal org.40Previously41Not C.O.D.43Coast Guard alert44Stir-fry need45Fort --, California46Channels 2-1347Grant48Traffic tie-up51Meadow plaint52Revealed53They leave before dawn (2 wds.)56Greet the dawn57Arith. term58Set a trap62Bard's river63Exultant shout64C to C, musically65Handle the bar66Lao-Tzu's "way"67Closer
DOWN1Hackers' machines2-- Dawn Chong3Lodging place4Bahamas resort5Cornfield robbers6Fictional governess7Rainspout8Shrimp9Not "pro"10Game fish11Be of benefit12Wild13Ore trucks21Polished, as text22Half of a song23Sailing vessel24Fuel carrier25Name in tractors29Foul-smelling30Check for typos32Annually33Chess piece34Not so many35Form a gully36Faked out the goalie42Augur46Black magic47Guest bungalow48Herring49Unsophisticated50Torch's misdeed51Gourmet coffee52Shore up54Map a course55Deep black59La Brea -- pits60Morn's counterpart61Berlin article
