CROSSWORD II
ACROSS
1 Infamous biblical king 6 NASCAR units 10 Salon globs 14 Stradivari’s teacher 15 Skip past 16 Eurasian range 17 Light, watery sprays 18 Mission control org. 19 Puerto ___ 20 “Powerful” 1992 film 23 Going price 24 Conclusion for “puppet” or “profit” 25 ___ Wednesday (religious observance) 26 Front of a ship 29 Prefix meaning “to the left” 31 Slight amount of goop 33 Eye part 35 Thick paste of Japanese cooking 37 Menu fowl, sometimes 41 “Incredible” sci-fi film of 1966 44 Noah conquered it 45 Himalayan cryptid 46 King Arthur’s address 47 Humor 49 Memorization method 51 Cardinal’s color? 52 Young dog 55 Tuck in 57 Role 59 “Very pretty” film of 2001 64 British noble 65 Coffee alternatives 66 Steel girder 68 Crafted 69 River in North Yorkshire 70 It can be explosive 71 Knock for a loop 72 Makes a choice 73 Made less difficult
DOWN
1 Common lunch meat 2 Give off 3 Skin irritation 4 “Animal House” character 5 Depressing 6 Staying power 7 Child care worker, in India 8 Ski run 9 Didn’t leave 10 Wise knowit-all 11 Susan on “All My Children,” once 12 Doesn’t have 13 Splash haphazardly 21 Newsworthy twos 22 Strict Athenian lawgiver 26 “Back to the Future” villain 27 Type of historian or hygiene 28 Sot 30 Willow twig for wickerwork 32 Baffin and Chesapeake 34 Tuck away, as luggage 36 Army sea creatures? 38 Match with 39 Beast like Shrek 40 Require 42 Goodbye in Montreal 43 Necessary 48 Art that’s only skin deep 50 Weasel type 52 Hand parts 53 Weaponized sub of WWII 54 Lost, in Lyon 56 Traffic jam, e.g. 58 Leg bone 60 Yemeni port 61 Fleet 62 Brings home after taxes 63 Risk 67 Stylish, in ’60s London end