CROSSWORD II
ACROSS
1 Plead
4 Opposite of post
7 Acting ensembles
12 “___ of these days ...”
13 Seydoux of “No Time to Die”
14 College athlete, e.g.
15 Painting and sculpture expos, say
18 Toyota sedan discontinued in 2022
19 Attire at some frat parties
20 Flat-bottomed vessel
22 Hoppy beer, for short
23 Prominent part
of an aardvark
24 Sci-fi craft
25 Yelp user, at times
27 ___ Juarez (city south of El Paso)
29 Feeling low
30 Public perception
33 Go it alone
37 Contented sound
38 “Spartacus” Oscar winner Peter
40 “Amazing!”
41 Frequent flyer’s reward
43 McCartney’s songwriting partner
45 French Mrs.
46 Bakery-cafe chain
48 Heir to the family fortune
50 Outrage
51 Certain rec centers
55 Young boy
56 Instant decaf brand
58 Loud burp
59 Make a minister
61 More consistent
63 Confidently and courageously
64 Destinations for ambulances: Abbr.
65 Seasonal illness
66 Toboggans, e.g.
67 Born as
68 “Groovy!”
DOWN
1 Sea vessels
2 Former energy company in business ethics case studies
3 Very beginning, slangily
4 *Picnic cutlery
5 Camping gear seller
6 AirPod, e.g.
7 *Leaves nothing to chance
8 Actress de Armas
9 With 32-Down, shared equally ... and a hint to a word hidden at the center of each starred clue’s answer
10 Movie cliche
11 Underwater navigation tool
14 Pester
16 Dr. Anthony ___, prominent member of the coronavirus task force
17 *Places to see the big game?
21 French sculptor hidden in “retro diner”
26 Remote batteries, usually
28 Mikhail Gorbachev was its last leader: Abbr.
30 Lout
31 It’s between a birdie and a bogey
32 See 9-Down
34 Hand (out)
35 London lavatory
36 Possess
39 Easy basket
42 Angsty music genre
44 Nominated
47 Tidy up
48 People who rarely tidy up
49 Holiday song
52 Drop-off location?
53 Fast Amtrak train
54 Hydrangea or azalea
57 “___ questions?”
60 Find a sum
62 Before, poetically