CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Expire, as a

subscription

6 Some movie

theaters

10 Animal that

oinks

13 Portion out

14 Put on a pouty

face

15 Raunchy

writing

17 Miso and udon

dishes

18 Improvise (see letters 6 to 9 in this answer) 20 Get-together,

casually

21 Where poodles are pampered

22 “Midsommar”

director Aster 23 Home in a tall building

(7 to 12) 26 Arcade game

pioneer

27 Precursor to

rocksteady

28 Number that shares a key with @

29 Problem

33 Poodle’s

annoyance

37 1979 Rod Stewart hit whose title is a question (1 to 3)

The “S” of GPS: Abbr. Aetna competitor Overtime cause

Hosp. surgical areas Windshield hazard

Shared characteristics (4 to 8)

80, for Dr. Fauci Professional pursuit Showroom model Workplace respite, and a hint to the starred answers’ indicated letters

62 Consume

completely

63 Rogen of

“Steve Jobs” 64 Kept in the

email loop

65 Like a fresh

muffin

66 Retirement

benefits org. 67 Egg farm

41

42

43

44

47

49

55

56

57

60

mothers

68 Poker entry

fees

DOWN

1 Glasgow girl

2 Hand cream

additive

3 Teddy bears,

e.g.

4 Bush of “One

Tree Hill”

5 Mars rovers, perhaps?: Abbr.

6 According to

7 Prefix meaning

“many”

8 School group 9 Uses a certain video chat program K-pop star who rose to fame in 2012 “To be clear ...” Watch over The Chicks, e.g.

Support with funds

Engage in an online scam Stick-toitiveness Bumbling ones

10

11 12 16

19

21

24

25

26 Out of town 28 Six-pt. plays 30 (This wasn’t

my error)

31 College, in

British slang 32 Heart test,

briefly

34 “We need

proof!”

35 Walk off the

stage

36 Assent that sounds like a vowel

38 Molecule

component 39 Conclude

through logic 40 “Mary

Magdalene”

star Rooney

45 Loser to paper 46 Grab

48 Most likely to

win

49 Airport-to-hotel

transports

50 Folklore

meanies

51 Swim team

events

52 Blink of an eye 53 Macho sorts

54 Plants used in

basketry

58 Creative

inspiration

59 Goes (for)

61 “I figured it out!” 62 Thurman of

“Gattaca”