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Daily Crossword Puzzle #7 for Tue, Dec 9, 2025

ACROSS
1. Simpleton
4. Backtalk
8. To riddle
11. Double curve, resembling the letter S
13. Webber/Rice musical
15. Globe
16. Mountain range
17. Composer Copland
18. In addition
19. Nest on high
21. Erode
22. Adolescent
23. Affirmative reply
24. Flowery wreath
27. Wedding promise
29. So be it
30. Maternal
34. Pat or tap gently
36. Put down
39. Make _____ (do battle with)
40. Atlas contents
41. Snout, nose
43. Unable to walk
44. Greek mythologigal hunter
46. Inside; within (prefix)
47. Sodium hydroxide
48. Calif. Air Force Base
49. Jennifer or Joel
51. Shoshoni
53. Period of immesurable duration
54. _ moment's notice (2 wds.)
57. Scram, to a cat
60. Assist
63. Debunk (Brit. slang)
65. Helper
66. Derisive sound
69. Cause heat under the collar
70. It would
71. World-weariness
72. An important port of Yemen
73. French article
74. Proofreading order
75. Eastern Standard Time (abbr.)

DOWN
1. A city in N France, SE of Calais
2. Match
3. Erodes
4. Ocean
5. Actress Gardner
6. Father
7. Portico
8. Hero or heavy, e.g.
9. Celtic language
10. Inky black, to poets
12. Biblical high priest
14. Opposed to
18. Without tonality
20. Shade tree
25. Snakelike fish
26. Empty; void
28. Morning condensation
29. Utter; complete
31. Like ___ of sunshine
32. Heavy book
33. Compass dir.
34. Have the gumption
35. Capital of Western Samoa
37. Electrically charged atom
38. Evade
40. Crowd into
42. "Corrida" creature
45. Fish or hair follower
50. Conclude
52. Relaxation
54. Remain
55. Lies
56. Representative
57. Move on water
58. Quote
59. Sums up
61. Restaurants
62. Do not
64. Period
67. Regret
68. Teat (slang)