DAILY CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Not fatty 5 Polynesian carving 9 Ebenezer’s

partner Marley 14 Luxury hotel name 15 Word before

rock or rain 16 Run off to wed 17 *Cafeteria queue 19 Chickens (out) 20 Dr. Mark Sloan portrayer in “Grey’s Anatomy” 22 Flower holder 23 Harsh treatment 26 Rio Grande city 28 Buckeye State 29 Vane heading 32 From scratch 33 Drums held between the knees

36 How wet hair

hangs 38 Australian hub,

in itineraries 39 *Nonglitzy local

tavern

41 Quattro meno uno 44 Part of a mug

shot profile 46 “I’ll handle it” 48 Like early-morning golf greens 50 Self-important type

52 “Lovely” musical

meter maid 53 Maven

55 Unwrap with

gusto

58 Rank above maj. 59 Device used to record aerie hatchlings 62 “Better late than

never,” e.g. 64 Takeover endeavor ... and a hint to what can precede each word in the answers to starred clues 68 Desert drifts 69 Taiwanese PC

giant

70 Word game piece 71 Lauder of makeup 72 Lays down a lawn 73 Worry obsessively

DOWN

1 Bit of cybermirth 2 Earthbound bird 3 Gothic novelist

Radcliffe

4 Words to pacify

a pooch

5 Shire of “Rocky” 6 Christmas eave

decoration 7 Bighearted 8 Think tank nugget 9 Tiara sparkler 10 “Aladdin” prince 11 *Corporate retreat with team-building activities

12 Try to block 13 Give 18 Charlemagne’s

realm: Abbr. 21 Doubles partner

who’s not serving 23 Steals from 24 Crow’s-nest call 25 *Basil sitting on

a sill, e.g. 27 Sidekick

30 Final Olds made 31 Bro or sis 34 Laudatory lines 35 Sonora snooze 37 Supporting 40 Delivery vehicle 42 Memorization method 43 Israeli diplomat Abba 45 Emmy-winning scientist Bill 47 Gives a cue 48 Ten-year period 49 Book after Genesis 51 Prepared, as coffee

54 Maker of tasty “pieces” 56 Cupcake finishers 57 Achievement for a duffer 60 Transcript nos. 61 Bonkers

63 “That’s surprising” 65 Beyond tipsy 66 Many a microbrew 67 Archery wood

By Gail Grabowski © 2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC.