Crossword

ACROSS

1 Big butte 5 Michael of

“Superbad” 9 Timetable: Abbr. 14 Cartel acronym 15 Gravy base 16 Writing that isn’t

poetry 17 *Top dog 19 Surrounding

glows 20 Chicken 21 Prepares to

serve, as melon 23 Textbook division 25 Stadium attendance counter, perhaps 26 Fill with freight 29 Spam producer,

for short 31 Squabbles 34 Versatile

blackjack cards 35 Hibernation spot 37 Egg cream

ingredient 38 Former “Great American Baking Show” co-host Vardalos 39 *Beef 41 Azores’ ocean:

Abbr. 42 Build an

extension on 44 Strong desires 45 Verdi princess who sings “O patria mia” 46 Specks in the

sea 48 __ room: play

area 49 Mail opening in a

door 50 Big name in

stationery 52 “__ #1!”: winners’

cry 54 Very brave 57 South Florida city 61 Away from the

office 62 Racer’s advantage ... and what each part of the answers to starred clues can be 64 Prepare to talk to

a child, maybe 65 Doing nothing 66 Comparison

words 67 “My bad” 68 Show the way 69 Enjoy, as gum

DOWN

1 Black Friday

crowds 2 Grand-scale tale or grand-scale fail 3 Arcade name 4 Builds up 5 Trustworthy 6 Nondiscrimination letters 7 Former Wisconsin senator Feingold 8 Skating jumps 9 Most ditzy 10 The “C” of SPCA 11 *Equestrian’s

path 12 Jacob’s twin

brother 13 __-dish pizza 18 Farm squawker 22 “Live from New York, __ ‘Saturday Night!’” 24 Apple-polisher 26 Hawaiian island 27 Litmus reddeners 28 *Undeliverable bit

of mail 30 Oven buzzer 32 Perform better

than 33 Wet impact

sound 36 Extend a

subscription 39 In a nasty

manner 40 Climbed 43 Needing more

tissues, probably 45 Sterile 47 Soak (up), as

gravy 51 Nothing, in Latin 53 Univ. dorm

overseers 54 Calligraphy

supplies 55 Taboo 56 “__ Dinah”: 1958 Frankie Avalon hit 58 Eyelid hair 59 One-named

Deco artist 60 Stash in a hold 63 Pie __ mode