Daily American Crossword

31 July

Across

1 Pipe organ stop
9 Zany
15 Show
16 Madden
17 Slender dagger
18 Nerve cell
19 Clique
20 Actress Elke
21 Nickname of Emperor Frederick I
23 Sinclair Lewis novel
27 Verve
28 Frozen carbon dioxide
29 I swear
34 Nothing for Napoleon
35 Author Yutang
36 Parched
37 Kneaded
40 Mr Chips portrayer, 1969
42 Wild party
43 Relay
44 "The African Queen" writer
48 Beguile
49 Brightest star in Scorpio
54 Superfluous
55 Enjoyment
56 Clandestine
57 Dire
58 Stair parts
59 Evaluated

Down

1 Platter
2 Keen on
3 Collier's entrance
4 Heap
5 Sharp
6 Surfeit
7 Aquatic creature
8 "New" beginning
9 Hanukkah centerpiece
10 Windflower
11 Oil barrels
12 Worries
13 Ancient marketplace

14 Calligraphy need
20 Beauty parlor
22 In addition
23 Apt. accommodation
24 "Rigoletto" highlight
25 Tournament passes
26 Storage containers
30 Golden Triangle country
31 Anti-antis?
32 Venus de ___
33 Biblical garden
35 Bank
38 Stimulated

39 Attics for artists
40 Intros
41 Steak style
44 Provide food
45 Bad swing
46 Botanists' study
47 Stuff of legend
50 Auction caveat
51 Chafes
52 Perry's creator
53 Tennis ranking
54 East of Berlin
55 "Harper Valley __"