Crossword

ACROSS

1 Fifth pillar of

Islam 5 Puts on a patch,

say 9 Intestinal tract

division 14 Moises of the

2002-’04 Cubs 15 Card in a baby

straight 16 Playground retort 17 *Prepares to

pass the football 19 Butyl acetate,

e.g. 20 Graphic novel

artist 21 *Baseball

position 23 Is connected 25 Water__: dental

brand 26 Curator’s deg. 27 Word with idea or

luck 28 Gaucho’s

weapon 31 Schmoozing sort 33 Hardy heroine 35 Sweeping 37 Shocks, in a way 38 *Strokes in tennis 41 Uppity sort 44 Hospital fluids 45 Hair adornments 49 Aerobic regime,

familiarly 51 Many a Black

Friday worker 53 Casual negative 54 First __ 55 Two-timer 57 100 percent 59 *Basketball

strategy 63 Big haulers 64 Comedic pianist

Victor 65 Fair play? ... or the key to understanding the answers to starred clues 67 “Sneak Previews”

co-host 68 Niagara Falls

source 69 Empty 70 Pranks 71 It may be

payable monthly 72 Bodily passage

DOWN

1 Natural

environment 2 Amino acid used in protein biosynthesis 3 Derby VIPs 4 Diner devices,

familiarly 5 Orch. section 6 Piccadilly Circus

statue 7 Turned on the

waterworks 8 Network admin 9 One of many seen at the NCAA’s Frozen Four 10 Mascara target 11 Puts to rest 12 Cover charge

relative 13 Pestle partners 18 Smidgen 22 Barnyard rooter 24 Stellar

phenomenon 29 Fellows 30 Corporate

machinery, e.g. 32 Caustic remark 34 Like racehorses 36 Went like

racehorses 39 Modern concert

conveniences 40 Mae West

persona 41 Crossed a picket

line 42 Capital east of

Lake Victoria 43 Requested at a

drive-thru 46 Primer application 47 Wagner’s

“Die __” 48 Lawyer to avoid 50 Clumsy one 52 Big cat 56 Old hat 58 Religious leader 60 Prefix with

industry 61 Unwavering 62 Salt Lake daily,

familiarly 66 Realize