DAILY CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Itcangeneratea lot of interest 7 Become less aloof 11 Texting format, briefly

14 Saint of Ávila 15 Operasetin Egypt

16 Fell with an ax 17 Whirligig 19 Toothpasteapproving org. 20 Northernmost capital on the Mississippi 21 Key of Grieg’s only piano concerto: abbr. 22 Careful way to play it

25 Mont Blanc, e.g. 28 Classconscious gp.? 29 Actress de Armas of “Blade Runner 2049”

30 Swivel around 31 Fielding mishap 33 Attacking fiercely 37 Fine woolen wear 40 Increased

steadily

41 Rogue

42 Lively, in mus. 43 Charlottesville

sch.

45 Majors in acting 46 Westminster

award

50 Admiral who explored the Antarctic

51 x, y and z, in

math

52 11th Greek letter 54 “Hey, ewe!” 55 Motown group ... and what 17-, 25-, 37and 46-Across comprise? 60 Large shade tree 61 Run into 62 Garden figures in

red hats 63 Muddypen 64 Scalawags 65 Grieg wrote only one for piano

DOWN

1 Euro parts: abbr. 2 Street cred

3 “__ tu”: Verdi aria 4 Not getting it 5 Ain’t right? 6 Clavell’s “Shogun” sequel 7 Prepare to advance after a fly ball 8 Schedules of items to deal with 9 Hubbub

10 Path 11 “Tut-tut!”

12 __ blitz 13 Two-time Best Actress winner Hilary 18 Simba’s mate 21 Hypothetical evolutionary link 22 Short glasses? 23 Set __ for: lure 24 Language that gave us “bazaar” 26 Sweet’__: coffee additive 27 California’s motto 29 Stylish suit 32 “Darn it!”

33 But, to Brutus 34 See 43-Down 35 When the sun rises in the west 36 Avarice 38 Mother of Sam and Charlie Woods 39 Dreaming phase 43 Man, in 34-Down 44 Beetles 46 Innocent ones 47 Sing the praises of

48 Hardly wholesome 49 Sword handles 50 Relay stick 53 Spy-fi villain on Crab Key

55 “I don’t need the deets!” 56 Fence (in) 57 Medical suffix 58 Odie, to Jon Arbuckle 59 Org. funded by FICA

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