Here are the answers to the crossword puzzle from our newspaper published on April 4, 2018.
ACROSS 1 Pass the word 5 Punches 9 Come up short 12 Ear cleaner 13 Diva's tune 14 Airport closer 15 Pulpy fruit 17 Monastic title 18 Baja "Mrs." 19 -- Plaines 20 Gave meds 22 Gore and Capone 23 -- alai 24 Vulcan had one 27 Succeed 30 Region 31 NASA thumbs-up (hyph.) 32 Sidekick 34 TD passers 35 Untruth 36 Red-tag event 37 Not tippy 40 Lively couple dance 41 -- cool! 42 Yahoo! rival 43 Get mellower 46 Paris street 47 Fossey friend 50 Caviar 51 Sparkled 54 Delt neighbor 55 Car-loving Jay 56 Eager 57 WNW opposite 58 Cartoon shrieks 59 Shape up
DOWN 1 Sugar amts. 2 Basin companion 3 Zhivago's love 4 Flour sack abbr. 5 Mr. Cagney 6 Bear hug need 7 College maj. 8 Flip-flop 9 Switch positions 10 Lasted well 11 Hoople exclamation 16 Run in neutral 21 Fossil fuel 22 Ottoman title 23 Knock-knock, e.g. 24 Online info 25 Planets and moons 26 Take five 27 Pate de -- gras 28 Fire -- 29 Hike 31 Pact member 33 Actress -- Thompson 36 Earth's star 38 Blow away 39 Type of bracelet 40 Keats or Yeats 42 Parking lot sight 43 Lasso 44 Currier and -- 45 Speed 46 Hockey venue 47 Cornstarch brand 48 Unskilled laborer 49 Sidle past 52 "Crooklyn" director 53 Hit the cafeteria