NEA daily crossword puzzle

ACROSS

1 Alphabet trio

4 Bump

7 Frazier of boxing

10 Wintry

12 Scent

14 Make a decision

15 60 minutes

16 Vegetative state 17 Octopus abode

18 Get started

20 Architect’s info

22 Dental anesthetic

23 -- -- creek

24 Irritate

27 William S. Porter (2 wds.) 30 Quarter, maybe

31 Walked

32 Go off course

34 German article

35 Persian monarch

36 Ebb

37 Send again

39 Ditties

40 Hirt and Pacino

41 EMT’s skill

42 Theater backer 45 Roofer’s need 49 Confidant

50 Akron’s home 53 Bronte governess 54 Pilot’s dir.

55 Cozy

56 Ms. Moore of films 57 Female deer 58 Weaken

59 Duryea or Marino

DOWN

1 Need an aspirin

2 Bust opposite

3 Society

4 Athletes

5 Turmoil

6 Country in SE Eur. 7 Feliciano or Ferrer

8 Oil cartel letters

9 LGA postings

11 Chinese festival sight 13 Spoke hoarsely

19 Beam

21 Review harshly 23 Klutz’s cry (hyph.) 24 Outstanding 25 Roulette color 26 Baseball team number 27 Spoken

28 Reynolds or Gosling 29 Masculine principle 31 Not that 33 Movie director -- Craven 35 Pale

36 Phrased

38 Daisy -- Yokum 39 Mineral spring

41 Walk heavily 42 Mimicked 43 Metric prefix

44 Unbounded joy 46 Did a salon job 47 Ms. Bombeck 48 Rider’s gear 51 Is down with 52 A Gershwin