Across
1 Puts forward, as a theory
7 Scatter, as a crowd
15 Egyptian sun god
16 Enter as a substitute as part of apatternn
17 Tea brand
18 “I’ll try ___ once!”
19 When something is to begin
21 Tally up
22 Like good (but not great) bonds
23 Jazz singer Smith
24 “___ yourself!” (“Get ready for an impact!”
26 “Octopus’s Garden” singer Ringo
28 Head on off to bed
30 Like unfriendly stares
31 “___ the night before Christmas”
35 Noted rapper/actor
36 Southwest plant
38 Alley Oop’s companion
39 Whirling water just above a drain
40 Somewhat dark
41 Not wide
43 Fasten
45 French beasts
46 Wrap, as a baby
50 Grammy-winner ___ Carey
52 Franz who composed “The Merry Widow”
53 Holders of yellow pages
56 🙂 or 🙁
58 Serious fan
59 Forlorn hikers’ cry
60 Put some clothes on
61 Like a dark and stormy night
62 Irish ___ (English dog breed)
Down
1 Good buddies
2 Fail to mention
3 Parted ways
4 Like projects supported by several town neighborhoods
5 One running a tad faster than a jog
6 “A votre ___!” (French toast)
7 Times of shock and awe?
8 “The Last Days of Pompeii” girl
9 Filthy digs
10 Rapid talk
11 Group cultural values
12 Land-related portfolio items
13 Mideast’s ___ Peninsula
14 Author Madeleine L’___
20 DL’s and passports, notably
23 William Jennings ___
24 Cheese sold in wedges
25 In-basket stamp (abbr.)
27 UNC’s league
29 “Blame It on the boss nova” singer ___ Gorme
31 Criticized harshly, metaphorically
32 Dear
33 Burn-healing plant
34 Wood-cutting tools
37 Reversal, in slang
42 City west of Dallas
43 Elate
44 Bother persistently
46 Pivots
47 ‘Haven’t ___ before?’
48 Nogales “now”
49 Idaho product, in dialect
51 Levels to the ground
53 At a ___ for words
54 “___ careful!”
55 Ending for hip or hoop
57 Distance runner Sebastian
