18 --- FINALS GUIDE Ballantine Books 12 Blackbird 13 Staffer 14 Posterior 15 Chicken-out feeling 17 Aware of 18 Rectangular 19 Spread seeds 20 Chart format 21 Excessively 22 Old anesthetic 23 Conk out 24 Born 25 Curds' mate 26 Parcel of land 27 Pack cargo 28 Historic time 29 Jewel 30 Saturn has many elegisla 40 Coffee vessel 41 Capital of Oman 42 Creche trio 43 Ready to rumble 44 Not "ter" 45 Parlia-mentarian, perhaps 42 Lawyers' org 43 Sate-cracker 44 Albanian coins 45 Bygone space station DOWN 1 Mexican entree Solution time: 25 mins. See answers to crossword one on page 22. 24 Uppity one 25 Dosage, maybe 25 Dragon of Norse myth 25 Loyal subject 26 Rhyming tribute 27 Diver's garb 28 Mob 29 Coop dezenbag morsel 11 In favor of sleep 16 Sleepy companion? 12 Inseparable 23 "Do — others ..." 24 Trotsky or Russell 25 Ever-greens 26 Basin accessory 27 From one end to another 28 Get better 29 Comic DeLuise 32 Humorous hoax 33 March king 35 Wide beest 36 Almond Joys minus almonds 38 Cake enhancement 39 Sing smile 42 Study all night 43 Both ( Pref ) 44 Autocrat 45 Spring part 46 Time of your life? 47 Showbiz job 49 "Ulalume" writer ACROSS 1 Exact moment 4 Ducks 1 Sweat-shirt type 3 Strip 4 Against difficulties 2 Get better 29 Comic DeLuise 32 Humorous hoax 33 March king 35 Wide beest 36 Almond Joys minus almonds 38 Cake enhancement 39 Sing smile 42 Study all night 43 Both ( Pref ) 44 Autocrat 45 Spring part 46 Time of your life? 47 Showbiz job 49 "Ulalume" writer 44 Oldies player 46 Status in a hierarchy 30 Press hard, as brakes 2Fan, and then some 5 Star-bucks size 32 Mexican money 1Rams fans? 19 Dancer Charisse 20 Partner 20 Keatsian piece 24 — de deux 29 Siamese 29 On the rocks 23 Rare 25 Lowly laborer 36 Corner 37 Opposite of "post" 38 Kvetch 40 Took to the skies 42 Copper head? 12-11 CRYPTOQUIP DZFG'PF SFWTE XKPIFM DK XWPF CT QTRQIAG XFRRKV CD DZF RFEQLF XCPL. DZF EQG MKFJT'D ATKV SFCTJ. See answers to cryptopoint one on page 22. Today's Cryptojoin Class: Password P Today's Cryptoquip Clue: P equals R 12-12 CRYPTOQUIP Y FWP ZDPERPL AZJ EJVU JERAWQ OH QWYLZXH TQRAAJP PJTV FRJKJ, R FQWKXDROJE "ODQU OH TWQEV!" See answers to cryptoquip two on page 22. Today's Cryptoquip Clue: O equals M