Crossword

ACROSS

1 Understand, in slang 5 Greek liqueur 9 Time-traveling TV character 14 Strauss of denim 15 Hair salon sound 16 Setting for much of“Moana” 17 Final bio 18 “Too bad we have to throw out this uneaten food” 20 Asian noodle dish 22 Bro kin 23 Earl Grey, e.g. 24 Shrill barks 26 Word with room or center 28 Storied 31 They may need breaking in 36 Bitter-tasting 37 Sioux City state 38 Doing nothing 39 Small IOU 40 Muppet who loves this puzzle’s four longest answers? 41 Astronaut Armstrong 42 With perfection 43 Blueprint 44 Chevy muscle car 45 Condition caused by 31-Across, at times 47 Snake warnings 48 Darling of baseball 49 Holey kitchen gadget 51 Rooter for the Bulldogs 54 Bro or sis 56 Bennie’s band, in an Elton John hit 60 Hurls competitive insults 63 D-Day beach 64 “I swear!” 65 Lotion additive 66 One of Emeril’s New Orleans eateries 67 Test one’s metal 68 Many a Punjabi 69 Was positive

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1 Yucky guck 2 First name in country music 3 Roman poet exiled by Augustus 4 Pet product also used for tire traction 5 Disney’s Lucky Rabbit 6 Behind the times 7 New Mexico tribe with a Sun symbol 8 Goes (for) 9 Searches for water 10 Color TV pioneer 11 Way to go, per Horace Greeley 12 More than dislike 13 Draft category 19 Conflict with planes 21 Listen to 25 Ski resort vehicles 27 Taiwan Strait vessel 28 Trivia quiz fodder 29 Blessing preceder 30 Prickly shrub 32 McGregor of TV’s “Fargo” 33 “Golden Boy” playwright 34 A-listers 35 Tennis great Monica 37 Iona, for one 40 Christmas encouragement 44 “__ la France!” 46 “Woman in the Mists” subject Dian 47 [Snicker] 50 “There, there” 51 Sicilian World Heritage Site 52 Mekong River land 53 Misfortunes 55 Bikini tops 57 Kind of collar or jacket 58 Story 59 “Pygmalion” playwright 61 Bicycle maker turned automotive giant 62 __ Baba