THE DAILY CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1 Has finished making payments on
5 NYC cultural institution redesigned by architect Yoshio Taniguchi
9 Made fun of
14 Dance for seniors 15 Dove calls
16 Main artery
17 Weight adjustment button on a deli scale
18 *Game timer that may implement the Fischer method
20 “Cleared for
takeoff!”
22 Acorn dropper
23 “Eureka!”
24 *Choose
selectively
27 Wound memento 28 E __ elephant
29 Bedframe board 31 With 41- and 45-Across, go Dutch, or what the answers to the starred clues do? 35 Sci-fi extras
37 Still in contention 40 Brother’s daughter 41 See 31-Across
42 The “N” of USNA 43 River mammal
44 Casual affirmative 45 See 31-Across
46 “No __, no fuss!” 48 Get up
50 Shed tears 52 *Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band with the hit “The Flame”
58 German pronoun 59 British lav 60Certain Honshu
resident
61 *Silverado,
for one
65 Actress Neuwirth 66 Oscar winner
Firth
67 Back of the neck 68 Flake (on)
69 Colorado ski
locale
70 Watery expanses 71 “__ it obvious?”
DOWN 1 Related to the eye 2 Ire
3 Like the deities Odin and Freya
4 Makeup slip-up
5 Clan that feuded with the Hatfields 6 “Look, fireworks!” 7 “The Simpsons” tavern owner
8 Professional org.
9 Tire changer’s need
10 Hotmail alternative
11 Like someone who takes the initiative 12 __ Sketch: art toy 13 Capital of Senegal 19 Fifth Avenue retailer
21 Cheese gadgets 25 Devoutness
26 Right over the plate, as a pitch 27 Egyptian soccer superstar Mohamed
30 Little needles in some medical tests
31 Hostess __ Balls 32 Fire place?
33 “You shouldn’t have to do it all alone”
34 Frost over
36 Retro tint for
photos
38 Rug cleaner, for
short
39 Large deer in the
Rockies
47 Glaswegian, e.g. 49 Bike wheel parts 50 Neopagan religion 51 Amazon smart
speakers
53 Prominent feature of a mountain goat
54 Religious leader in many a Chaim Potok novel
55 Furniture stores that sell meatballs
56 Log home
57 Got down to
propose
59 Country singer
Loretta
62 Compete
63 Abu Dhabi’s fed. 64 Audit firm pro