The Daily Crossword
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ACROSS
Aesop’s “The __ in the Lion’s Skin”
4 Rips off
8 Batter’s position 14 Phone ringing onstage, perhaps
15 “Star Wars”
critter
16 More homey
17 “Don’t know yet,”
on skeds
18 ipad model
19 Ways to go
20 “The Iceman Cometh” playwright
23 Emmy category 24 Fed. accounting
agency
25 Winery vessel
28 Sir Winston Churchill’s ancestral home 33 Pulled in different
directions
34 High-end watch 35 Quick punches
39 Victim of Artemis,
in some accounts 42 Cream of the crop 43 Pungent
45 “NFL on CBS” sportscaster Gumbel
47 Cocoa butter treat 53 Stage background 54 “__-ching!”
55 Single-handed 57 Passenger compartments, and an apt description of this puzzle’s circles 61 Italian sub meat 64 Facility
65 Stroller rider
66 Gets dolled up
67 British singer
__ Ora
68 “True Detective”
network
69 Certify
70 No longer fizzy
71 “Uh-huh”
1 2
DOWN
Played the part Commuter’s destination Action star Steven Leftover Toddler’s scrape, to the toddler Irish singer/ philanthropist Onion exterior Act frugally Handy strip of computer icons 10 Blue, in Barcelona 11 Insect egg
12 Chute opening? 13 Stumbling sounds 21 Suffix with morph 22 Around the 30th:
Abbr.
25 Low-lying area
26 Breezes through
3 4 5
6
7 8 9 27 Written words
29 Follower of boo,
woo or yoo
30 Choose answer (a) instead of (b), say
31 “The Princess Bride” swordsman __ Montoya
32 Arcing shot
35 Top-grossing film
of 1975
36 Ice pack target
37 Tube rider,
perhaps
38 Grab a chair
40 Tolkien creature
41 “The Matrix” hero 44 Literally pulls
up stakes
46 Give the evil eye
48 Resurrection figure 49 Japanese yes
50 “True Detective”
star Mahershala __ 51 Like some grins
52 Dress for the choir 56 Legally prohibit
57 Got to the party
58 Lightweight ball
brand
59 Shadow
60 “¿Cómo __ usted?” 61 Massage venue
62 Hotel lobby display 63 Illuminated