DAILY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 __ de deux: ballet dance
4 Spell
10 Rite opener? 13 “Fire away!” 14 Web banners 15 Auerbach of the Black Keys 16 Casual appetizer 18 Tap quaff 19 Sunday cry 20 Sneaky critic 22 Sweater mishap 23 Tool for flooring jobs
27 Extra qtrs. 28 Game fish
29 __ boots 30 Designated spaces for some riders 32 One of 12, usually 33 Ruminant’s mouthful 34 Natural drier 35 Concrete support rod 38 Opening 44 Qatari chief 45 Masses 46 Source of iron 47 Rewards earner, perhaps
49 “And another thing ... ”
50 Breaks up
51 Wheel connector 52 Beaver creation
53 Mesclun, and a hint to the circled squares
59 GPS calculation 60 Folded breakfast fare
61 Conk out 62 Place to relax 63 War zone lifesavers 64 LG rival
DOWN
1 D.C. funding group 2 Her 2002 self-titled album debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 3 Protection on the slopes 4 Afternoon brew 5 Sought office 6 Total 7 Former Royals manager Yost 8 Shortening brand 9 College sports channel 10 Charger accessory 11 Cause of some tough-guy behavior 12 Mistakenly 14 Channel that can be costly to watch 17 Cribbage piece 21 Geek Squad employee, for short 22 __ story 23 Creep
24 Cozy stopover 25 Shakira’s “Hips Don’t __” 26 Aliens, briefly 28 Make unclear 31 Some last-minute birthday greetings 32 Dances for leprechauns 34 Violinist Leopold 35 Drew back 36 Exude (from) 37 2014 Best Picture 38 Like offline interaction, initially
39 Doze
40 Urban way: Abbr. 41 Burrito feature? 42 “__ and Old Lace” 43 Celestial feline 45 Complete a sentence 48 Mouthed sideline greeting
49 Log splitter 51 MGM motto word 54 Chose on a form, with “in”
55 New Haven alum 56 Present mo. 57 Classic muscle cars 58 __ salt