CROSSWORD II
ACROSS
1 ___ ghanoush
5 “Desus & Mero” network, for short
8 Loud kiss
13 Letters in an
urgent request
14 PC brand
15 Use for a snooze
16 Chance to
accompany a firefighter
18 Between, in Paris
19 Sheep sound
20 Celine whose first and last initials are apt?
21 One absorbs things quickly
22 Path toward redemption
25 Blemish on a shirt
26 Luau garlands
27 Nasal noise
28 Like an even match?
30 Awesome, to the Beatles
33 Broadcasts
34 Captivates
35 The Big Easy, in brief
36 Modern driving aid: Abbr.
37 Laborious undertakings
38 Comes to room temperature, say
39 Ollie’s pal in classic comedy
40 Temple honoree
41 Gem from a farm
46 Tie in a lowscoring game
47 Slippery swimmers
48 Praise in verse
51 It can come after “tea” or “table”
52 Up to speed, and like all but four bookending letters of 16-, 22- or 41-Across
54 Trace of color
55 Berry whose name is 75% vowels
56 The Irish Sea’s ___ of Man
57 Sinister smile
58 Org. for Penguins and Sharks
59 Brazilian soccer great
DOWN
1 Wire fence feature
2 Bengaluru’s continent
3 Troublemakers
4 King Kong, for one
5 2020 movie about a cartoon canine
6 Dye used for a bridal tattoo
7 URL ending for a nonprofit
8 Ignored the alarm
9 People who are under 18
10 Health insurance giant
11 Welsh ___ (dog breed)
12 Prepare to pray, perhaps
14 Extraterrestrial
17 Let in, or let on
21 Biases
23 Rowboat propellers
24 Is polite after a boring play
25 Sound heard at a salon
27 Droop
28 High-tech photography gadget
29 Fix, as a gambling game
30 1984 movie set in a town with a ban on dancing
31 Friend in battle
32 Common undergrad degrees
34 Night driving hazard
35 Pinot ___
37 Something shocking
38 Discontinue
39 Fall guy
40 New ___, India
41 Expenses
42 Detach, like a corsage
43 Sierra ___ (African country)
44 “As Time Goes
By” actress Judi
45 “She loves me
not” flower part
49 Tiny house resident?
50 Sporting sword
52 Fleming who created James Bond
53 Sass