Crossword

ACROSS

1 Bit of bounce 4 They’re in charge ( think “top”)

8 “I’m outta here!” 13 One might propel a

lifeboat

14 Puma competitor 15 ___ E. Neuman 16 Point where good momentum stops, in football (“forward”)

18 Alternative to an

exchange

19 Sends romantic

signals 20 Doomsday for

Caesar

21 Stick up for 23 Dishwasher soap

brand

26 All tied up

27 Choose to take part 30 Typical young adult

novel reader 31 Green, in Granada 33 French ___ ( big

instruments)

35 Dr.’ s field 36 Heartland residents

(“Middle”)

39 ___ choy

42 Tiny

43 Enticed

47 Some raggedy dolls 49 Braying bunch 51 Roberts of romance 52 Gymnast’s perfor

mance

54 Got class credit 56 Countess Grantham on “Downton Abbey”

57 Oscar winner

Matlin

59 Loosen up on the

massage table 61 Senior homeowner’s cash source (“reverse”)

64 Greek moon god

dess

65 Opera highlight 66 Dot- com or # Me

Too

67 ___ so often

68 Final financial

figure (“bottom”) 69 Lawn droplets

DOWN

1 Part of a Rice Krispies trio

2 Kernel holder 3 Suggest, as a solution

4 “Splish Splash” singer Bobby

5 Go too far with 6 Crux

7 Back talk

8 Downhill coasters 9 Cause’s follow- up 10 Show your worth

(“up”)

11 Kyoto cash

12 Throw in 15 Huffington with a

“Post”

17 Actress/ former Parliament member Jackson

21 App coder, slangily 22 Night of anticipa

tion

23 Ring shape

24 Don’t start? 25 London setting of “Call the Midwife” (“East”) 28 Expression that’s

coined

29 Works up a sweat 32 Ambulance initials 34 Show with Ego Nwodim and Chris Redd, briefly

37 Give forth

38 End- of- day photo

op

39 Conference without

the jury (“side”) 40 Peace activist Yoko 41 Work hard

(“down”)

44 Snow- White’s

sibling

45 Prior to, poetically 46 One honored in

June

48 Person opposed to

weed control? 50 Injury you may ice 53 Proofreader intro

ducing an error, e. g. 55 Birdbath buildup 57 Ground- up corn 58 Prefix for “cultural” 59 Find a purpose for 60 Calif. neighbor 62 Calif. neighbor 63 Wide- open mouth