Crossword

ACROSS

1 Cried on cue, say 6 Nimble-fingered 10 Auntie on

Broadway 14 Africa’s Sierra __ 15 Butterlike topping 16 Beatnik’s

“Understood” 17 *Grocery store 19 Join the chorus 20 Like the chains in

a chain necklace 21 Camp beds 22 Swear (to) 25 Pair in a dinghy 27 Employee’s

reward 28 *Vessel for a

cheesy dip 33 Cone-dropping

trees 34 Recycling

receptacle 35 Maps within maps 36 Therapists’ org. 37 *Ballroom dance that’s also a phonetic alphabet “F” 39 Shatner’s

“__War” 40 Cash in, as

coupons 42 “I __ only kidding” 43 Shoulder muscle,

for short 44 *All-terrain high

shoe 46 Sandburg and

Sagan 47 Highest in quality 48 Gives a thumbsup 49 Wrinkle-removing

injection 52 Acquires, as

debts 55 State firmly 56 Stream crossing for pedestrians ... and what is literally provided by the interior letters in the answers to starred clues 60 Filet mignon

order 61 World power

initials until 1991 62 How contracts

are signed 63 Iditarod vehicle 64 Fishing rod

partner 65 Occur as a result

DOWN

1 1980s TV ET 2 Corporate VIP 3 Also 4 Tiresomely long 5 Downfall 6 Nerdy sort 7 Sommer of

cinema 8 Get nourishment

from 9 Trike rider 10 Applies

incorrectly 11 Score after deuce 12 Ermine cousin 13 They’re often

scrambled 18 Tiny farm

denizen 21 Main impact 22 Repetitive

barking 23 Taiwan’s capital 24 Rabble-rousing

outburst 26 “Hasta la vista” 28 Predicament 29 Quarterback’s “Snap the ball at the second ‘hut’” 30 Fizzles (out) 31 Verdi opera with

Desdemona 32 “You should be

ashamed!” 34 Lays an egg on

stage 37 UPS alternative 38 Word before or

after pack 41 Nudged sharply 43 Best Western

competitor 45 Lazy 46 Underwood who performs the “Sunday Night Football” opening 48 Classroom

stand-in 49 Happy hour

places 50 Mirror shape 51 Ran like mad 53 Smoke detector? 54 PC corner key 56 Calico coat 57 Put down 58 Oxlike antelope 59 Barely manage,

with “out”