CROSSWORD NO. 2
ACROSS
1 Rainbows, for
example
5 Like talking in a
movie theater
9 Grain bundle
14 Michael of “Juno”
15 Youngest Stark daughter in “Game of Thrones”
16 Luxury Italian car,
informally
17 *Starting to encounter - ? = Situated alongside
19 See 34-Down
20 Spuds
21 Like many a
teenager’s skin
23 Part of MOMA
24 Watch closely
25 *Making a landing - ? = Like a genuine person
28 Single: Prefix
29 Stench
30 Fixer-___
33 X in a checkbox,
e.g.
36 Give five stars, say
39 Ilk
40 Lists of commands
41 Bygone Russian
ruler
42 Tokyo 2020 sword
43 Travelers’ stops
44 Desert refuge
45 See 56-Across
47 Ian Mckellen and
others, title-wise
49 *Movies that should be exciting - ? = Romantic feelings © 2021 ANDREWS MCMEEL SYNDICATION.
53 Cardinals, on
scoreboards
56 With 45-Across,
the Windy City
57 Char
58 Abhor
60 Canines and others
62 LGBTQ+ milestone celebrated on October 11, or a hint to each starred clue’s missing word
64 Nail polish brand
65 Part of, as a joke
66 “At Wit’s End”
author Bombeck
67 Dissuade
68 Ilk
69 It’s outstanding
DOWN
1 Not right or obtuse
2 “How can I ever ___
you?”
3 Container for fruit
4 Wise person
5 ___ d’etre
6 Container for
coffee
7 Vacuum brand
8 Face-plant
9 Killed it on “Rupaul’s Drag Race”
10 Syllable after
“hardy”
11 Humiliate
12 Cancel, as a launch
13 Back’s counterpart
18 Zeal
22 Takes a peek
26 Group underrepresented in Congress
27 Parts of hearts
28 Shooting star,
actually
30 Purpose
31 Coke, in certain
regions
32 Most fair
34 With 19-Across, home of the University of Michigan
35 “Avengers: Endgame” co-director Anthony or Joe
37 Mai ___
38 Workplaces for
some RNS
40 Chop, as garlic
44 Welles who directed “Citizen Kane”
46 Dryer’s
companion
48 Skate variety
49 Performed in a
show
50 “We hold ___ truths to be self-evident”
51 Implied
52 Wry humor
53 Word following
“App” or “Apple”
54 Gardener’s “green”
digit
55 Allow to attack
59 Like some wine and
cheese
61 Common
tic-tac-toe result
63 Cleaning tool