SHIFTY SWIFTIES

Credit: LA Times Crossword (adapted)

Sylvia Bursztyn and Barry Tunick

1. "Now I can't tell who's naughty or nice," said Santa __________LY

2. "My temperature keeps going up," said the patient __________LY

3. "My work speaks for itself," said Jackson Pollack ___________LY

4. "Mickey Mouse started it all," said Walt Disney ____________LY

5. "Let's try to keep the talking down," said the minister ________LY

Answers:

1. LISTLESSly

2. FEVERISHly

3. ABSTRACTly

4. ANIMATEDly

5. REVERENTly