CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS

1 Condition before

a storm

5 Secure at the pier 9 Swamp croaker 13 Hand lotion

ingredient

14 Triangular Greek

letter

15 Jackson 5 hairdo 16 Area behind velvet ropes, often

18 Sci-fi hoverers

19 Cul-de-__

20 Completes a

sentence?

22 Cholesterol inhibiting

drug

26 Smokey Bear TV

ad, e.g.

27 Scoundrel

28 Sports drink suffix 29 Stockpile

31 JFK’s predecessor 33 Favoring relatives

in hiring

35 Richter scale

event

37 Pinch in a recipe 38 Tourney winner 40 Rotisserie rod

42 Pride members 44 Baggage claim

bag

46 John of “Star

Trek” (2009)

47 Word of choice 48 So-so grade

49 Tribute in verse

51 Yellowfin tuna

53 Book buyers

55 Not-so-subtle

verbal nudge

58 “O Sole __”

59 Relaxing soak, or a financial soaking

60 Former “SNL” regular known for Sinatra impressions 65 Draft

classification

66 Building extension 67 Be acquainted

with

68 Knitter’s purchase 69 Rock group

70 Planted, as seed

DOWN

1 Cleveland NBAer 2 “Moonlight” Oscar winner Mahershala __

3 Chop off

4 Argentine soccer superstar Lionel 5 Net judge’s call

6 “Put __ on it!”

7 Hunches over

8 Underwear brand 9 Tightly drawn

10 Commercial rental property 11 Candle shop allure 12 Provided with medicine

14 “Wonder Woman”

publisher

17 Bother a lot

21 Marquis de __

22 Arrive onshore

23 Perfect

example

24 Beverage-named

Denver arena

25 Reckless

30 Roaring

success

32 Blu-ray buy

34 “Looks like

trouble!”

35 Curry powder, e.g . ... and what each set of puzzle circles contains 36 Unlikely GoFundMe donor

39 “ABC World News Tonight” anchor David

41 Casual shirts

43 Ark builder

45 Bangkok

natives

47 Ryder of “Edward

Scissorhands” 49 “Yippee!”

50 Mythical hunter 52 Muslim woman’s

headscarf

54 Comes to port 56 Larger __ life

57 Ky. neighbor

61 One on foot,

in signs

62 Musician Yoko 63 “Kaboom!”

64 Part of MYOB