FORTY NINERS
The crossword on this and the next two pages has two independent sets of clues: “Hard” and “Easy.” First, fold this page back on the dashed line so the clues below face the solving grid on page 69. If you use only the Hard Clues (appearing below and continuing under the grid), you’ll find the puzzle uncommonly challenging. If you want help, or prefer a less severe challenge, open to the Easy Clues (tucked in beneath your fold on page 68).
HARD CLUES
ACROSS
1 Not work
5 Manifest
9 Pine
13 Examine carefully
17 To date
22 Tomlin’s operator
24 Bill splitters, maybe
26 First name among Latin singers
27 Not 108-Down
28 One of Casanova’s many
29 It has strings attached
30 Supreme leader?
31 Ivy in the garden, sometimes
32 Valentino role
33 Law sources
34 Doer of the lord’s work