Today’s crossword
ACROSS
1 __-ran: loser 5 Hop-jump
connection 9 Crossing the keel 14 Casual greetings 15 Give the job to 16 Full of sediment 17 *The City, to New
Yorkers (1979) 19 Unisex designer
fragrance 20 Fugitive 21 *Surprise hit
(1973)
23 On __ way: sent 24 52-Acrosses,
often
25 “Help me out,
buddy”
29 Like paper clips 31 Wedding site 32 Roof edge 33 Bridal party’s
platform
37 What the answers to starred clues are (their creator turned 85 this month)
40 Gloss targets 41 Los Angeles
NFLers 42 Knight’s “shining”
protection 43 Depend (on) 44 T-bones, e.g. 45 Mental sharpness 49 Speedometer
abbr.
50 *Cream pie fruit
(1971)
52 Local traveler’s
aid
57 Come up 58 *Concerns of some decorators (1978)
60 One of two in
“George”
61 Costa __ 62 Spreadsheet
contents 63 “Family Ties”
mother
64 How many TV
shows air 65 Editor’s “Leave
it in”
DOWN
1 Sighed words 2 Pastures 3 Match, as sound
and video 4 Workplace
standards org. 5 “Fiddler on the
Roof” village 6 Windy day toys 7 Nest egg letters 8 Ink holders 9 Journey up the
mountain 10 Workout equipment with pedals
11 Wed in Vegas,
perhaps 12 Where many tennis winners are hit
13 Austin Powers
portrayer Mike 18 Collection of
beehives 22 Tablecloth
material 25 Chastise, with
“out”
26 “The Time Machine” post-humans 27 Perched on 28 Knee protectors 29 Mild, as weather 30 Days before
holidays
32 Airline with an all
kosher menu
33 Desperate
34 __ mater 35 Assurance from one who’s not hurt
36 Old pol. divisions 38 Big sports venue 39 Sire
43 Go back (on) 44 Butter or jam 45 Put down nastily 46 Song sung
house-to-house
47 Bring together 48 Crow’s nest
holders
49 Fire starter 51 Rival of Alexa? 53 Lends a hand 54 Castle trench 55 Works in un
museo 56 10th-grader’s exam, for short
59 Diarist Anaïs