DAILY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Israel Philharmonic music director Zubin 6 Hook-shaped ski lift 10 Calculator button 14 Common Era starting date 15 Hebrides language 16 Low-tech leafblower alternative 17 Indian town in the Himalayas 19 “Best Song __”: One Direction hit 20 Flow’s partner 21 The “P” of rock’s ELP 22 Badlands landform 23 Angles 25 Spring singer 27 Prefix with graph 28 Glass of public radio
31 Dug up dandelions, say 34 Scout’s discovery 37 There’s always a hole in one
38 Hot state
41 Spy film poison 43 Record label for Pink 44 Facebook option 46 Surfer’s gadget 48 Gourmet mushrooms 50 D.C. bigwig 51 “Unique everything” website 55 Peruvian pack animal
57 Not quite spherical 59 Hence 61 Divination 64 Med. centers for former soldiers 65 Actress Sorvino 66 Pay attention to detail ... and, homophonically, what three pairs of puzzle answers do 68 Treated, as a sprain
69 Some jewelry stores, informally 70 Chill-causing 71 Small dogs 72 Lightly burn 73 Brings into harmony
DOWN
1 Disinclined to brag 2 Provide power to 3 Like some shampoos
4 __ Mahal 5 Highly skilled 6 Take shape 7 Fedora feature 8 Ed with Emmys 9 Sprout anew 10 English football’s __ League 11 Massage therapy oil type
12 Luau strings 13 Blood bank fluids 18 How a cinch is done 24 After-tax amount 26 Give rise to 29 Stern
30 Two of Henry VIII’s wives 32 Common Market initials 33 Genetic matter 35 Big name in fast trains 36 Umpire’s cry 38 Dogma 39 Greek consonant 40 William IV’s prime minister 42 Certain angels 45 Winds new film into 47 Ribbonlike fish 49 Slaps sharply 52 Bar
53 Harsh criticism 54 Toadies’ answers 56 Subtle glows 58 Hard-drive units 59 Put forth
60 P.R. part
62 “La maja desnuda” painter 63 Cold War letters 67 “Hold it!”