Crossword
ACROSS
1 MS-__
4 He’s Santa in “Elf” 9 Fish-and-chips fish 12 Andean stew tubers 14 Geoffrey of fashion
15 “You have a point” 16 Hanukkah moolah
17 Cut with sharp teeth 18 Greasy spoon sign
19 Board game endings 21 Dudes 22 Sonora flora 23 Jungian inner self 24 Anti-apartheid org.
25 Actor Werner of “Fahrenheit 451” 26 Element #50 27 More squalid 30 Scrape (out) 31 Crackerjack 32 Restricted road area 33 High-__ image 34 Red variety of this puzzle’s circles
36 Larry __, former Phillies All-Star shortstop who was 2001 NL Manager of the Year 39 Meat-eating aids 40 River to the Baltic
44 “Invisible Cities” author Calvino 46 Copper orgs.? 47 Happy, but not cheerful or upbeat? 48 Spoonful, say 50 Was in the cards 51 Group with rackets
53 Long __ 54 Slightly cracked 56 Glass-halfempty sort 58 Computer giant 61 “Amen!” 62 Memorable mission 63 Director Kazan 64 “I’m up for it!” 65 Sashimi selection 66 Initial request for an answer?
DOWN
1 Church doctrines 2 Airline on “Lost” 3 With 9-Down, crispy go-with for this puzzle’s circles 4 Washboard __ 5 Sailor’s skill 6 White variety of this puzzle’s circles 7 Doesn’t mumble 8 Press in a gym, say
9 See 3-Down 10 Scene not meant to be seen 11 Wish list items, e.g. 13 Stern’s opposite
15 They’re often in hot water 20 Bossa nova ancestor 22 Chick of jazz 28 Family member 29 Tolkien’s Quickbeam et al. 34 Adaptable ducks 35 “I get it now” 36 Two diamonds, possibly 37 Ioway relative 38 Store whose first three letters come from its founder’s name 41 Ones “in distress” 42 Before, before 43 “Mayberry __”: ’60s sitcom 45 Body blow reaction 47 Simpson outburst 49 12-point type 50 El Pollo __: chain in the U.S. and Mexico
52 “The Clan of the Cave Bear” heroine 53 Hendrix at Woodstock 54 Leatherwork tool
55 Film noir coffee 57 “I’ll pass” 59 Tyler who played Arwen in the “Lord of the Rings” films 60 Catcher behind the plate?