¬ÎACROSS&DOWNêK®A«9÷:1.2E ‘|N ‘|NLIZ.FUSSES.CASEAPE.ENLIST.EGADMOT.LOOKTO.COKEADAPT.THEORIGIN...ABU.SEGAL...UPDRAFT.MENISCILAIDDOWN..DATUMNIX..SOFTY..ARPANITA..CAUSERIESTERNER.OATMEAL...ANNAN.NOM...OFSPECIES.MATCHPLOP.ONRAMP.ALITIDE.DEVICE.MANSTAR.EYELID.END---.------.-------.------.-------.------.---------.---------...---.-----...-------.---------------..--------..-----..--------..---------------.-------...-----.---...---------.---------.------.-------.------.-------.------.---Natural Progression - November 27, 2009by Ed Sessa / Edited by Patrick Berry© 2009 The Chronicle of Higher EducationSinger-songwriter PhairThe High ___ (ruler of Shangri-La in “Lost Horizon”)Gadget with earbudsLetter after epsilonMakes mountains out of molehillsRegretted one’s actionsEx ___ omnes (generalization principle)Schedule openingWorshipers at Harmandir SahibHold in high regardComedian’s assistantLarge beer purchasePatron saint of musicPopeyed“The Open Window” authorBritish PM during the Suez Canal crisisBeginning of a natural progressionSign on“Holy moly!”Witty remarkRely uponMetallurgy fuelChange with the timesCowpoke’s budWith 56 Across, 1859 publication concerning this puzzle’s natural progressionObjectivism founderEgypt’s ___ SimbelMysterious craft“Love Story” authorGlider’s boosterForearm bonesCoat of many colors?Civil War song ironically written by a NorthernerTango requirementCartilaginous crescentsRubberneckPapal courtDrive forwardAuthoritatively statedThe Minn. Vikings belong thereBit of infoPut the kibosh onMarshmallowConfucian principleMonetary unit equal to 10 jiaoMember of the Dada movementJazz singer O’DayHudson’s Bay Company supplier of yore“Gift From the Sea” author LindberghInformal chatDanced to early jazzAusten’s “handsome, clever, and rich” heroine“Ambition should be made of ___ stuff”: “Julius Caesar”Render hard to read19th-century African-American congressman JosephThick breakfastKi-moon’s predecessorBoldness___ de guerreSee 22 AcrossMakes a choiceMove like a hummingbirdTom Collins ingredientBreeze (through)Stick in a bookLacking in excitementTribal unit“The Golden ___” (Drake’s ship)Wet soundHighway entrance2006 Verizon acquisition“Arabian Nights” character ___ BabaWord after lee or lowCreative-writing techniqueEnd of the natural progressionBetelgeuse, for oneLens coverWrap upGEXTá@ €€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€