DAILY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 __ farm 4 Respond to “Let’s give it up for ...” 8 Burro 11 Bamboozle 14 Lav 15 London jazz duo? 16 “Shape of You” singer-songwriter 18 Forged painting? 20 Foul 21 Get lovey-dovey 22 Post-makeover self 23 When kids start rolling their eyes at everything their parents say? 27 Ink 30 Make hay, maybe 31 Country quarters 34 Spanish cheer 35 Gardener’s mixture 37 Cuss out 40 School newspaper entries from its youngest reporters? 43 “No need to explain further” 44 Broke new ground? 45 Spy-fi writer Deighton 46 Turow book 47 Shar-__: wrinkly dog 48 “Anything __?” 49 Sign that it’s time to clean the closet? 55 Some pasta 56 James Cameron blockbuster set on Pandora 60 Critters sought in a Nintendo game 63 “Allow me to explain,” and a phonetic hint to this puzzle’s theme 65 Rust-causing agent 66 “Dear __ Hansen” 67 Energizer size 68 Pea holder 69 Cartoon frame 70 Bulb unit 71 Phisher’s fig.
DOWN
1 “Ah, me!” 2 Convention 3 “Africa” band 4 Slovak neighbor 5 Dulce de __ 6 Fuss 7 “Gangnam Style” rapper 8 Colorado quaker 9 Like a strutting peacock 10 Title city in a DuVernay film 11 French wine term 12 Muesli grain 13 Vane dir. 17 Mournful 19 Apt rhyme for “spots” 22 “On the double!” 24 PR concern 25 Tomato paste tomato 26 Register 27 Pacific Rim capital 28 Extraterrestrial 29 Became edgy 32 Mane areas 33 Broadway composer Jule 35 “__ Misérables” 36 Underground resource 37 Poker-faced 38 Itty-bitty 39 Gridiron position 41 Watered down 42 Actress Perlman 47 Sack dress? 48 “Are we there yet?” guesses 50 Poison __ 51 Pricey steak 52 “Papa, Can You Hear Me?” film 53 Gold purity unit 54 Part of a track meet 57 First word of “Jabberwocky” 58 “Got it!” cries 59 “Deadpool” actor Reynolds 60 Burst 61 Good Grips kitchen brand 62 Tyke 63 Fell, as firs 64 Longoria of “Telenovela”