Daily American Crossword

4 December

Across

1 Expertise
6 Slattern
10 The Mounties: Abbr.
14 Capital of Vietnam
15 Desire
16 Kent's state
17 "Un Homme et une Femme" actress
19 Long skirt
20 Italian educator
21 "Exodus" author
22 Troubles
23 Salt solution
25 Operatic soprano Norman
28 Signal transmitter
30 Short story writer?
31 Shelley's alma mater
33 Small setbacks
36 Like some vbs.
37 Native of Bari
39 Scornful cry
40 Coils
42 Makes lace
43 Noted first name in jazz
44 Underworld region
46 Beautiful
48 Open
50 Dear, in Italy
51 Harsh file
52 Refrain from childish behaviour
58 Actress Lollobrigida
59 Held
60 Constantly
61 Fencing sword
62 "Death Be Not Proud" poet

63 Withered
64 Boat with oars
65 Show disdain

Down

1 Bogus
2 Chief city of northern Nigeria
3 Privy to
4 Like a boor
5 Probable
6 Alpine people
7 Star's transport
8 Junkie
9 Belief in a god

10 "Star Trek" alien
11 Philanthropic
12 Intermingle
13 Balance
18 Out
24 Org.
25 Clink
26 New money
27 President deposed in 1989
28 Carbonated drinks
29 "Don't bet __!"
32 1984 Peace Prize recipient
34 Irk
35 Old-fashioned conveyance

37 Out of port
38 Like italics
41 Make ready
43 Subterfuge
45 Allegedly at fault
47 Mountain nymphs
48 Impulses
49 Unsophisticated
50 Rabbit
53 Mafia kingpin
54 Management level
55 Actress Bancroft
56 Kelly or Wilder
57 Fulda feeder