Thinking caps “GOING PRO”

ACROSS

1 Anesthetized

5 Be excessively fond

9 Egg protector

14 Where India is

15 Make, as money

16 Sank, as a putt

17 Everyone has one 20 Aromatic herb

21 Madame’s grooming ritual 22 Indy 500 mishap

25 Was in front

26 Surveys

28 Check

32 Equip, Brit-style

37 Talia of “Rocky” 38 Ne’er-do-wells

41 Sonata section

42 Exactitude

43 Inhabitants of a sci-fi planet 44 Pun reaction, often

46 “___ we there yet?” 47 Loiterer

53 Lacking knowledge

58 Bicker

59 Mr. Hyde went through them 62 Division of a long poem 63 Lean and muscular 64 Arduous journey 65 Chinese green tea variety 66 Plane part

67 Back talk

DOWN

1 DEA officers

2 Deplete

3 City in Florida

4 It holds water

5 Animal house

6 Big brute

7 Equine gait

8 Sign up for class 9 Youngster

10 Go from pillar to post 11 Came down

12 Camping gear 13 Halftime lead, e.g. 18 Lennon’s wife 19 Untruths

23 “What’ve you been ___?” 24 Unit of pressure

27 Slow, musically 28 Ankle-knee connector 29 Food sticker

30 Units of work

31 Awful state

32 Uttar Pradesh city 33 Henhouse

34 Traffic marker

35 “What are the ___?” 36 Abduction ship, in tabloids 37 Girl’s pronoun

39 Kind of thermometer 40 Type of fish or salad 44 Court star Steffi

45 Celebrity

46 Burning desire? 48 Gangster’s gun

49 Southern breakfast dish 50 Ancient Greek marketplace 51 Ancient characters 52 Schoolroom furniture 53 Cast wearer’s problem 54 Confederate soldier’s color 55 Bobbsey sister et al.

56 “I’m ___ you!”

57 “The Three Tenors,” e.g. 60 Post-wedding title 61 Affirmative vote