Crossword

ACROSS

1 Asks for a treat, as a boxer

5 Site of a boxer’s attack 9 Chocolate syrup brand since 1928 14 Circus prefix with bat 15 Diva’s delivery 16 “This __ much!”:

“I’m overwhelmed!” 17 Rental vehicles for self-moving 19 “Pleasantly” chubby 20 President

after Madison 21 Mother-ofpearl sources 23 Has title to 25 __ standstill 26 Tea biscuit 29 Designed for comfort and efficiency 35 Guffaw

syllable 36 Pirate in

“Hook” 38 U.S. state with the lowest average annual rainfall 39 Horse known for its endurance 41 Wed

43 Not fer 44 Wisdom teeth, e.g.

46 Fabled loch 48 Stooge

Howard 49 Rainy day

protectors 51 Casual

conversations 53 Contend (for) 54 Bro of van

Gogh 56 Dedicatee of an annual MLB tribute game

61 Snare 65 Lion’s

warnings 66 Lost-one’splace words often preceded by the two-letter start of 17-, 29- and 49-Across 68 Lake craft 69 Bubblytextured Nestlé chocolate bar

70 Muscle pain 71 Change for

the better 72 Tall tale 73 Classic

Jaguars

DOWN

1 Wicked Witch of the West creator 2 Reverberate 3 Mom’s mom 4 Become disenchanted with

5 Poe’s “ebony bird”

6 Nest egg letters 7 Columbus ship 8 Chatterbox 9 Doublewinged WWI aircraft 10 Norway’s

capital 11 Leave slackjawed

12 Arrive 13 “Sorry, my

mistake” 18 The Home Depot competitor 22 Shows

contrition 24 Noticed 26 Former

SeaWorld star 27 Off-thecushion billiards shot 28 Dental care

brand 30 Spanish

queen 31 Caesar’s

eggs 32 Molten rock 33 Meathead 34 Curved-top

candy shapes 37 Mosque

visitor 40 Saloon 42 Exam 45 Made

changes in 47 Play division 50 Wiggle

room 52 Hair-removal

substance 55 White wader 56 26-Down,

for one 57 Rich soil 58 “Great” dog

breed 59 Suffix with

Jumbo 60 Flightless

bird

62 __ of lamb 63 Tennis great

Arthur 64 Crusty

desserts 67 Goof up

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