CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Plodded

(through) 6 Dies down 10 Not quite shut 14 Where something can be set for later 15 Protected at sea 16 Queen of

Heaven 17 “The terrible tsar has arrived,” either way? 20 Gambit 21 __ Field: NYC

stadium 22 QB Peyton Manning has an NFL passing record 539 of them 23 “I could __

horse!” 25 “Sommersby”

actor 27 Disappointed reaction to the censored version of “Fifty Shades of Grey,” either way? 32 Amused initialism 33 Clumsy boats 34 Sweethearts 37 Eponymous

virologist 39 Part of NAFTA 42 39-Across,

perhaps 43 Hawaiian

greeting 45 “The Americans”

actress Russell 47 Magic org.? 48 Query about the Cheshire’s grin, either way? 52 Chipmaker’s

prefix 53 A, in many orgs. 54 “__ who?!” 57 DEA agent 59 Slip away 63 Mrs. Claus’ remark about what she did to keep Santa home, either way? 66 __ Domini 67 Calendario units 68 Springsteen’s

“Born __” 69 Tuts 70 Wail 71 __ innings

DOWN

1 Measure of

power 2 Tibet’s place 3 __ jockey 4 Polished words 5 Nowhere near

the norm 6 Ending with

Tyrol 7 Common-interest

group 8 Harmless 9 Ready for the

curtain to open 10 Sushi tuna 11 Kid 12 Moistureless 13 Traitors 18 Rebel, in a way 19 Like some

memes 24 ERA or RBI 26 Coaches’

headaches 27 Big cat of film 28 Certain score 29 Give the okay 30 City near Kobe 31 Roulette bets 35 Actor Idris __ 36 Sandwich side 38 Medieval Tatar

chief 40 Ten up front? 41 Undid 44 Pose in yoga 46 Words just before

leaving 49 How Rome

wasn’t built? xwordeditor@aol.com 50 Piemonte city 51 Ready to be

shipped 54 ERA or RBI 55 An eternity 56 Pass (out) 58 Food on the trail 60 Wine named for

an Iberian city 61 __ grapes 62 Sicilian mountain 64 Derek and Peep 65 U.K. component