Daily American Crossword

30 August

Across

1 High time
5 Ancient Greek coin
9 Simple
13 "Believe it __!"
15 Mystical emanation
16 Indigo
17 Old manuscript marks
18 Attacked verbally
20 Infatuated
22 Discoverer of the Mississippi
23 Kit Carson's home
24 Computer language
25 Back
28 Norse god of the sea
29 Thrifty
31 Norse king
35 "Born in the __"
36 Poison with an odor of bitter almonds
39 Corrida cry
40 Nerve network
42 Derided
44 Cotton fabric
47 Silky wool source
48 In abundance
51 Small cut
52 It's a fault's fault
53 Memento
57 Dwarf
59 Made replete
60 "It's __ to Tell a Lie"
61 China's Xiao-ping
62 Take the honey and run?
63 Relax
64 Kitchen extension?

65 Mideast ruler

Down

1 Dullard
2 Kill __ killed
3 Change for a ten
4 USSR foreign minister
5 Watering holes
6 German league
7 __ pro nobis
8 Small pet
9 Art master
10 Biblical witch's home
11 Lasso

12 Musical John
14 Huge
19 Persian fairy
21 Hot alcoholic drink
24 Noisome
25 Stimulus to action
26 Irish Gaelic
27 Cover
28 Photographer Leibovitz
30 In good time
32 "Damn Yankees" temptress
33 Novelist Waugh
34 Hindu scripture
37 Actress Keaton

38 Celestial phenomenon
41 Hydrogen, e.g.
43 Swedish city
45 "Are you __ out?"
46 Walked firmly
48 Rose oil
49 Ordinary writing
50 Singer Jerry Lee
51 Twilled fabric
53 Superman's alter ego
54 Power source
55 French soldier's hat
56 Fulda feeder
58 Ex-GI