Crossword
ACROSS
1 Like “le” in Fr. or “el” in Sp. 5 Scissors sound 9 Stuffed shirts 14 Utah ski resort that means “high” 15 Statistician Silver 16 __ buddy 17 High-intensity indoor cycling group 19 Video game name for nearly 50 years 20 Bar mitzvah scroll 21 __-Cola 23 Variety show bit 24 Cinderella’s ride 27 Barrio grocery 30 “Nope” 31 Many a Monopoly prop. 32 Microwaves 36 “Agree totally!” 40 Company correspondence ... and a hint to the abbreviation hidden in 17-, 24-, 52- and 66-Across 44 Protein-building acid 45 Settles a bill 46 Epitome of slipperiness 47 Bath fixture with claw feet, perhaps 49 __ Vision: eye care chain 52 Pipe unclogger 58 500 sheets of paper 59 Scratching post users 60 Duo Hall & __ 64 Gillette razors 66 Feature of New York-style pizza 68 Jotted (down) 69 Lamarr of old films 70 Mandatory bet 71 Nine-player chamber group 72 Part of GE: Abbr. 73 Overflow (with)
DOWN
1 Sail holder 2 Friskies sister brand 3 Pudding recipe direction 4 Cocktail party nibble 5 NBC skit show 6 Rights org. since 1909 7 “Not to worry” 8 Joe of “Home Alone” 9 Agcy. that helps startups 10 Just fair 11 Japanese port 12 Antiseptic acid type 13 Worker suffix with black or silver 18 Drink all at once 22 Gothic novelist Radcliffe 25 Puzzle with paths 26 Group bowing to a curtain call 27 Ali __ 28 Egg cell 29 Arnaz of early TV 33 Deadly viper 34 Awareness-raising TV ad: Abbr. 35 Devious 37 Leaper in a tractor company logo 38 Hershiser of baseball 39 Land in the ocean 41 Very personal 42 Part of speech after “the,” often 43 Sports bar channel 48 Discreetly send a dupe email to 50 Fair-hiring agcy. 51 Noah’s landfall 52 Sketched 53 In style again 54 Composer Copland 55 Wood shop tool 56 “I Love Lucy” role 57 Actor-toaudience remark 61 Bring into pitch 62 90° from norte 63 Wineglass support 65 Good to go 67 Five-bor. city