Crossword

ACROSS

1 Any Washington Mystic, in ‘19 6 Eerie ability, for short

9 Word before “the

ball” or “the bass” 13 ___ Sophia (Istanbul mosque) 14 “Moby-Dick”

captain

16 Petunia Dursley, to

Harry Potter 17 Squares (up) 18 “50% off” event,

e.g.

19 Machu Picchu

builder

20 Not follow a yellow

highway sign? 23 Soccer great Hamm 24 Like a chimney

sweep after work 25 Dearth

29 Take, as a job offer 33 Go bad

34 Very expensive statue of Lisa’s dad?

37 Historic periods 39 Sturdy tree

40 Had on

41 Tableland in your average Southwest city?

46 Whole lot

47 Bagel type with

small seeds 48 Where to take the

plunge?

50 Fit for a queen 53 Roses-red link 54 Blame-shifting breakup line ... or a homophonic hint to 20-, 34- and 41-Across

60 Feng ___ 61 Top-level ocean

predator

62 Calibri alternative 63 Having many pages 64 Gossip

65 “Game of Thrones”

nobles

66 ___ to the public 67 “That’s the spot!” 68 What goes down on

a playground?

DOWN

1 “Half-Breed” singer 2 Own

3 “I haven’t seen you in ___!”

4 Kid who closely resembles an adult, say 5 Alternative to rushing

6 Only cardinal direction that isn’t in a U.S. state name 7 Palindromic former rulers 8 Ancient (and modern) diet 9 Elsie, for one 10 Ladder unit

11 At an earlier time 12 After-school org. 15 Complain about 21 ___ Tuesday (time to eat tortilla dishes)

22 Carve with acid 25 Zones 26 Carried, as by water 27 Remains

28 X AE A-12 Musk’s father 30 Overact

31 Eva of “Evita” 32 Pattern in data 35 Beaver’s creation 36 Just made, with “out”

38 Leo, for J.Lo and J-Law

42 Red sky in the morning, to some 43 “It’s all cool” 44 12-time Pro Bowler Junior 45 Off-the-ground tricks 49 Gas, across the pond

51 Courts that may have skylights 52 Another name for Spandex 54 Breakfast chain 55 Apt-sounding song for an animation? 56 Promise

57 Alexa relative 58 Org. promoting the use of rideshares 59 “Do it or ___!” 60 ___-mo