Wonderword

14 15 16

17 19

ACROSS

Light-ly armed fighter? “Better Call Saul” network Takes by force Nerve impulse carrier

Bit of texting mirth ThinkPad maker Liveliness “Grumpy” film guys 20 Really enjoyed, with “up”

21 Got 100 on 22 Iberian river 23 Jefferson Airplane song with the words “Go ask Alice”

To the degree that

30 “It’s __!”

31 Like the Piper 32 Wrapped up 33 Piece of land 36 “To boldly go,” e.g. Boston winter hrs.

42 Words before

a start date 43 Swedish retail

giant

44 Color from the French for “mole” 46 Multiplex

theater count 27 41 49 Cat owner’s purchase Deeply engrossed 52 Nest-building

flier 53 Wordsmith’s

ref.

56 Verdict

challenge 59 Tabloid pair found in 17-, 23-, 36- and 49-Across Throwing money around, in slang

62 __ urchin 63 Central 64 Chinese bamboo eaters

65 TV shopper’s

option

66 Tom Stoppard

creation 51 61 2 3

4 5

DOWN

Indonesian island __ interview Spoil, with “on” Ship __ bottle Keys of music Church songs Half a notorious crime duo __-mo replay Slender aquarium swimmer Like many a college graduate Resembling the walking dead Tennis legend Chris Prefix with gram Cowardly Lion portrayer 23 Desert

riverbed 24 Sitar master

Shankar 25 Yemen’s main

port

26 City on the Adriatic Semicircular church area 28 Doesn’t

guzzle 29 Sharpie, e.g. 32 On vacation 10 11 12 13 18 27 34 “Cupcake Wars” appliance 35 Drinks with scones Opposite of slack 38 Game played with one’s “little eye” 39 Dramatist

Coward 40 Level

45 Go to 46 Declares 47 Diagnostic

pic

48 Loan default

risk

49 Iota follower 50 “If only” 51 Rough file 53 Iridescent

gem 54 “East of Eden” director Kazan 55 Say no to 57 Mouth Healthy.org initials 58 Lille lily 60 Diamond

authority 37 HOW TO PLAY:

CIRCLE THEIR LETTERS ONLY. DO NOT CIRCLE THE WORD. Adopt, Adulthood, Ambitious, Cake, Career, Casino, Celebrate, Cheers, College, Dance, Decision, Dream, Drive, Educate, Employ, Family, Fearless, Freedom, Fun, Goals, Identity, Legal, License, Lifestyle, Mature, Milestone, Music, Party, Permit, Pinnacle, Present, Privilege, Proud, Rent, Responsible, Resume, Skill, Travel, Trust, Winery, Wish

Tuesday’s Answer: Helicopter