New York Daily News

CROSSWORD II

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ACROSS

1 Alligator ___ (avocado) 5 Trite

10 What goes sideways? 14 Instrument described as “an ill wind” 15 Justice Samuel 16 Prince

Charles, e.g. 17 Cheap beer to sip

while golfing? 20 Cared for a

friend’s cat, say 21 Harris who made

history in 2020

22 23 25 26 27 Mathematic­ian Lovelace Issa “That Name Chant “Benedict” of hurt!” within from “Insecure” a crowd Thunderbol­t that hates 30 “Frontline” ports?

channel

32 Wintry mix

33 What may require a 20-sided die: Abbr.

36 Was on TV

38 Above, to a bard

39 Diet that avoids

processed food

41 Confucian path 42 Figurine of a “notorious” justice?

45 Santa ___, California 46 Oddity 48 Slob’s opposite 50 Part of a precarious chain 51 Hiss sources 52 Utensils for detangling spaghetti? 56 Dragon’s burst

of smoke

59 New Zealand

native

60 Toy for a windy

day

64 Great Plains

people 65 Flashiness,

informally 66 Bus. class 67 Special brownie

ingredient

68 Old Pontiac 69 Like pink hair

DOWN

1 Daddy’s partner, maybe 2 Went out like the tide 3 Major artery 4 Shot callers 5 They’re settled when they’re picked up 6 ___-country (music genre) 7 Dr. Fauci’s agcy. 8 Breakfaste­d or

lunched

9 Strand, as one’s

babysitter 10 Buddy

11 Was on TV again 12 Lit path on a

train

13 “Daily” food in a

prayer

18 Rowing tools 19 Uncultured

people 24 Memorial

speech

25 “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” king

27 One of many for

a Q-tip

28 Pea, for a pea

plant 29 ThirdLove

undergarme­nt 30 Upright or grand 31 Ride for a Quidditch player 34 Endurance exercise for abs 35 Wish granter 36 Ever so

slightly 37 Liquid-Plumr

alternativ­e 39 Morning-after

pill brand 40 Acorn makers 43 Word that means “flowers,” with or without “ss” at its center 44 Musical set in

France, to fans 47 Less than

pleased 49 Assigned work to 53 “Rats!”

54 Cover in chocolate, maybe 55 Ricelike pasta 56 “Bam!” 57 Colorado native 58 Enemy

61 Slick, as a road 62 One has a nail 63 Apt word for this

slot

 ?? ©2021 Andrews McMeel Syndicatio­n ?? 12/28
©2021 Andrews McMeel Syndicatio­n 12/28

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