CROSSWORD II
ACROSS
1 It’s between a walk and a canter
5 Unit of land
area
9 Fusilli or tagliatelle 14 Winter
hibernator 15 Hammer’s
target
16 Rand McNally reference book
17 “Very funny” 18 Add a touch of
color to
19 Apartment pest, informally 20 *Still going, but barely (Theme hint: The starred clues’ answers hide a sequence) 23 Cow’s mouthful 24 Director Howard 25 *“This honor is too lofty for us!”
32 Altar
affirmation 33 Headliner 34 Flows slowly 37 Flower that’s poisonous to cats 39 Student’s stressors 42 Fuel-efficient mode of transport for freight 43 Flight woe 45 Some arm art, for short
47 ___ urchin 48 *Part of a successful return to Earth
52 Craft in a mysterious photo 53 Mopey music genre
54 *Best experience ever for us 62 One way to be taken
63 Soft French cheese 64 Qatari leader 66 Type of salami 67 Dr. Frankenstein’s assistant 68 Singer Minnelli 69 Like an unfeeling gaze 70 Understands 71 Worry obsessively
DOWN
1 Texter’s “In truth ...” 2 Bring up, or something to bring up 3 Honolulu’s home 4 Zoned-out state 5 Poison control? 6 Abel’s brother
7 Phone sound 8 Tequila brand with a matador on its label 9 Raises children 10 Molecule building block 11 Electric bass technique 12 Discretion 13 Unhealthily pale 21 Convent residents
22 “I can neither confirm ___ deny ...” 25 Untamed 26 Carmela Soprano portrayer Falco 27 Moves on wheels
28 ___ code (set of laws for the IRS) 29 Intense anger 30 “Tell ___ About It” (Billy Joel song) 31 What’s helpful when you need to raise dough?
35 Docking place 36 Kill it 38 Sweet potato 40 Scratch, for example 41 Pittsburgh football team 44 “Doing all right?” 46 Truck with many axles
49 Word after “face” or “bake” 50 ___ to fail
51 Some books 54 Touches, in a playground game 55 “Ri-i-ight” 56 Hand, in Havana 57 Subj. with supply curves 58 Egg (on) 59 Real hoot 60 Throw off, as light 61 XLorM
65 Like sashimi