Here are the answers to the crossword puzzle from our newspaper published on July 6, 2017.
ACROSS 1 Quart, plus 6 Drop syllables 11 Somber evergreen 14 Unfastened 15 Swimming holes 16 Hagen of "The Other" 17 "The Black Tulip" author 18 Opens a letter 19 T'ai -- ch'uan 20 Convoy chaser (hyph.) 22 Wide tie 24 Least possible 28 Ignore 29 Battery terminals 30 Huge-antlered deer 32 Free from blemishes 33 Backbreaking 35 Living qtrs. 39 Prom rental 40 Harry's successor 41 On an even -- 42 Etc. relative (2 wds.) 43 Rodeo venue 45 -- Lee cakes 46 Edmonton puckster 48 Rush away 50 Evens up 53 Flour and sugar 54 Obie relatives 55 Sweeping 57 British inc. 58 Barkin or DeGeneres 60 Complete range 65 Nibbled on 66 Rodeo noose 67 Draw forth 68 Chicago White -- 69 Rome's river 70 Followed a pattern
DOWN 1 Advanced deg. 2 Cash substitute 3 Hanks or Brady 4 That, to Pedro 5 Applicant's handout 6 -- salts 7 Ms. Falana 8 No future -- -- 9 Insect killer 10 Literary pieces 11 Agave 12 Social mores 13 Hangs around 21 Many-branched shrub 23 Talks louder (2 wds.) 24 Kind of sugar 25 Aleut language 26 Shearer of old films 27 Set of beliefs 28 Young male 30 Inventor 31 Pizzeria must 34 Gael republic 36 One of a strand 37 -- Haute 38 Leaves laughing 43 Hirt and Pacino 44 Movie pooch 47 Pay-telephone word 49 Sponges 50 Reference book 51 Jackpot game 52 Book feature 53 Whale finder 55 Talk too much 56 Nerve network 59 XXVI, twice 61 Cato's hello 62 Do yard work 63 Luau instrument 64 Danson or Turner
