New York Daily News

CROSSWORD II

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ACROSS

1 Spill cleaners

5 Turner who led a rebellion

8 They might grab food before takeoff

14 Hair line

15 It might be bruised or inflated

16 Spain and Portugal’s peninsula

17 Inexperien­ced insect?

19 Some SLRs

20 “The Hobbit” dragon

21 Typical “Bluey” fan

22 Denials

23 Catch on to

25 Dog show loser?

28 Solo for Jessye

Norman

30 Sleep disorder

31 Honey wine

32 Unyielding

34 Mint and sage

36 Water, yeast, malt and hops?

42 Relish every bit of

43 Car window decoration

44 “Mamma Mia” group

47 Heroic sagas

50 “His Dark Materials” protagonis­t

51 Row of runway lights?

54 Clever and calculatin­g

55 Vamoosed

56 “The Pit and the Pendulum” author

57 Earliest phase

59 On a slant

61 Childish language ... and a phonetic hint to 17-, 25-, 36- and 51-Across

64 Nobleman’s term of address

65 JFK guess

66 Chips Ahoy! shelfmate

67 Considered to be

68 If you drop it, you’ll trip on it

69 Pickleball fixtures

DOWN

1 Car sticker stat

2 Skiff propeller

3 Widespread respect

4 Tulip support

5 Horsehead or Crab in deep space

6 Generation­al disparity

7 Pedicured digit

8 Polynesian­themed lounges

9 “Humble” home

10 Spearheade­d

11 Kind of juice in a tequila sunrise

12 Inventor Tesla

13 Got smart with 18 Word after “cat” or “power”

21 Legal weapons in MMA but not boxing

23 Attire

24 HOMES lake

26 Acquiret hrough will power?

27 Dutch beer brand

29 Lung compartmen­t

33 Genetic molecule

35 Auction offer

37 50-50 chance

38 Small grove

39 Chilly, unfriendly look

40 “Downton Abbey” title

41 Kill, in a comedy club or dragon’s lair

44 Georgia politician Stacey

45 Close-fitting winter cap

46 Rigid slip-on bracelet

48 Slovenes’ neighbors

49 “Arabian Nights” sailor

52 “Tosca” or “Nixon in China”

53 K-pop singer with the first billion-view YouTube video

58 Alma mater of Tom Hiddleston and George Orwell

60 Chaney of classic horror

61 “The Fresh Prince of ___-Air”

62 Permit

63 Some boxing wins, briefly

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©2023 Andrews McMeel Syndicatio­n 2/24

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