CROSSWORD II
9/23 ACROSS
1 Pink cocktail, for short 6 “Deck the Halls” contraction 9 Cognizant 14 Far from flushed 15 Eon’s subdivision 16 Like a jet’s boom 17 Stage presentation about a manicurist? 20 In check 21 Drain, as of energy 22 Crowded convention center, say 23 “Hanna” star Creed-Miles 25 Flat-topped landform 28 Stage presentation with a trio of takeaways? 34 Pronoun for Batwoman 35 Bronze component 36 Bygone Chrysler division named for an explorer 37 Stop 40 ___-Magnon 42 Roadside stopover 43 “Finally!” 45 Clean air org. 47 Uncle, in Uruguay 48 Stage presentation about a religious service? 52 Shears sound 53 Idolize, informally 54 F1 neighbor 57 Canada’s smallest prov. 59 Ocean predators 62 Stage presentation about mountain climbing? 67 Art class fixture 68 Lang. with no widely accepted writing system 69 ___ Martin (007’s car) 70 Poem of lament 71 Grass grown on a farm 72 IOUs
DOWN
1 “Indoor” or “outdoor” pet 2 Org. that monitors job conditions 3 Close tightly 4 The U.S., e.g., to the U.N. 5 Safe, at the ballpark 6 Earl Grey, for one 7 Apt name for a florist or optometrist 8 Italian sub meat 9 Inquire 10 Anguish 11 Dreamworks’ first film (1998) 12 Puerto ___ 13 Agree with, as sentiments 18 Citi Field ballplayer, briefly 19 Buy stuff 24 Really outstanding 26 Cherry leftover 27 Lhasa ___ 28 It’s between eta and iota 29 Gets better 30 When some right turns are permitted 31 State-run game 32 Opted for home cooking 33 Textspeak for “seize the day” 34 “Account temporarily suspended” email, usually 38 Typical teen’s talk 39 “NFL Live” channel 41 Composer’s numbered work 44 Baloney, or a meat dish 46 Oscar hopeful 49 “Aida” and “Carmen” 50 Airport takeoff area 51 One way to pay 54 Fencing sword 55 Close very tightly 56 Genitive, for one 58 “Assuming I’m right ...” 60 Prefix for “toxin” 61 Edinburgh native 63 Barrel with a tap 64 Practice, as a trade 65 ___ English Sheepdog 66 Half of the word “inning”