DAILY BRAIN TEASERS
ACROSS
1 Top of the world? 5 De __: actual 10 Preservers of preserves
14 At any time
15 It’s all in your head
16 Géorgie, par exemple
17 Open to discussion 19 Wrapped up 20 None whatsoever 21 Deli sandwich with two vegetables 22 Burn slightly 23 First player to make a slam dunk in a WNBA game 25 Maintenance 26 Legolas, for one 28 Clock sound 29 Backs with bucks 30 Appeared
32 Osaka from Osaka
34 “In __ of gifts ... ” 35 Mix around 37 Shakshuka ingredients 40 Concerning 42 Drive-thru devices
44 Chick tenders 46 Olympic swords 48 Courteous acknowledgment 50 Maguire of “Seabiscuit”
52 Put on 54 “Riverdale” actor KJ __
55 Campus job security
56 Make beloved 58 Worshipper in dreadlocks, informally 59 Meadow bleat 60 Rose Bowl org. 62 Neglect to mention
63 “Way, way off!” 66 Nix
67 “Easy on Me” singer
68 Uruguay’s Punta del __
69 Place with a tree guarded by a flaming sword 70 Black Panther’s hat
71 Close securely
DOWN
1 Implement stored in a notebook’s spiral 2 Tandoor, e.g. 3 Revenue for attorneys
4 Eat into
5 Org. in “Judas and the Black Messiah”
6 One of Morocco’s official languages
7 Garment associated with the Aran Islands
8 Lean slightly 9 Single
10 Warrior with a lightsaber
11 Made things right
12 Spans
13 Hard to climb
18 Aesthetic sense
22 Ocean froth
24 10-Across tops 25 Sci-fi spacecraft 26 Subj. for some new immigrants 27 “Star Wars” general
31 Option clicked during a Zoom call 33 Vaccination spot, typically
36 Kim __-hyung: full name of the BTS singer known as V
38 Start to make more money, and what the circled letters do?
39 Cutting sound 41 Work with a score 43 Fish with prized roe 45 Place for a snail facial
47 Part of REM
49 Big concert venue 50 Paired (up) 51 Not remote
53 Make possible 55 Treasure stash 57 High points 59 Foreshadow
61 Resort near Snowbird 63 Collar
64 “Is it soup __?” 65 Smoked fish in unagi nigiri