HOLIDAYS AROUND THE WORLD by Frank Longo | © 2014, The New York Times

ACROSS 1 Guy ___ Day

(November 5 British celebration of the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot)

7 Gem producing a play of colors

11 “___ Rheingold” (Wagner opera)

14 Baltimore ballplayer

15 Words of approximation: 2 wds.

16 Ending of many element names

17 Beer-drinking celebration held each fall in Munich, Germany

19 Back in time 20 “Citizen ___”

(1941 Orson Welles film)

21 Three-day Vietnamese New Year celebration

22 Twosome 23 Apple computers 26 Taverns 28 Toward sunset 29 CBS series about

forensic evidence experts

30 Flabbergasted: 2 wds.

32 Disgusting dirt 33 ___ Day (July 1

observance north of the U.S. commemorating the formation of the Dominion)

35 Pretentious: Hyph. 37 One-eyed

monster 39 Gave private

lessons to 42 In recent times:

2 wds. 44 Hindu festival of

lights celebrated throughout India in mid-November

45 ___ Ababa (Ethiopia’s capital)

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47 German steel city in the Ruhr valley

49 ___ code (postal aid)

50 Maple, magnolia, or mahogany

51 Eyelid attachment 52 Kind of guitar in a

rock band 53 “Kapow!” 54 Islamic festival

marking the sacrifice made by Abraham and the end of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca

55 “Like ___ not!”: 2 wds.

58 ___ Khan (Islamic leader)

59 ___ Day (November 11 observance north of the U.S. honoring veterans of war)

64 Plaything 65 Just slightly:

2 wds. 66 St. ___’s Day

(November 30 Scottish observance honoring Scotland’s patron saint)

67 ___-cone (icy treat)

68 Daughters’ counterparts

69 “Casino ___” (2006 James Bond film)

DOWN 1 Egg ___ yung 2 Big biblical boat 3 Clever humor 4 Eccentric folks 5 Napoleon’s isle of

exile 6 “As ___ on TV”

7 Punch-in-the-gut exclamation

8 Use stain remover on before putting in the wash, say

9 Donkeys 10 Mississippi

senator Trent 11 October 12 Latin

American observance of Columbus’s arrival in the Americas: 4 wds.

12 Month in which to observe Hiroshima Day

13 Not lumpy 18 Country star

McEntire 23 Caesar’s 1,300 24 Have ___ in the

matter: 2 wds. 25 Mexican holiday

in spring commemorating the 1862 victory over the French: 3 wds.

27 Hole-punching tool

28 Black ___ (dangerous spider)

30 Objects of worship 31 California wine

valley 32 Mesh well with the

group: 2 wds. 34 2004 title role for

Jude Law 36 “___, Where’s My

Car?” (2000 comedy)

38 “Life Is Sweet” co-star Alison

40 What Yale students are nicknamed

41 Salsa and guacamole

43 Suffix with lion, host or priest

45 Opportunities to hit the baseball: Hyph.

46 ___ Boat Festival (Chinese observance in June featuring boat races)

48 Gap-filling wedge 51 “Would I ___

you?”: 2 wds. 52 “The ___ Bunch”

(1970s sitcom) 54 Notable time

spans 56 Type of ski lift:

Hyph. 57 “Deal ___ Deal”

(game show): 2 wds.

60 Magazine employees, for short

61 Org. that supports firearms

62 Single cartoon frame

63 Female sheep