Today’s crossword
ACROSS
1 Sticking point? 5 Mixed __ 10 Surveillance
network, briefly 14 Adonis
15 Finals, e.g. 16 Vibe
17 Minty green
cocktail? 20 Plunging neckline
type
21 Island chain 22 Annoying
23 Not an exact fig. 25 __ King Cole 27 Easier to
swallow? 36 Panache 37 Número after cero 38 “Gypsy” (2008)
Tony winner 39 Airs
41 Pinnacle
43 “The Goldfinch”
novelist Donna 44 Code prohibiting
singing?
46 Trashy newspaper 48 Hard to find 49 Puritan preacher involved in the Salem Witch Trials?
52 Old records 53 Bobs and weaves 54 Eye color 58 “Barry” channel 60 Major religion of
Indonesia
65 1934 Oscarnominated film whose title hints at the wordplay in three other long answers 68 Rackets 69 Yankee Candle
emanation 70 Retailer with a meatball recipe to make at “höme” 71 Nervous
72 Frisky swimmer 73 Whimper
DOWN
1 Libya neighbor 2 Deceptive ploy 3 Poker entry fee 4 Sitcom radio
station 5 Brave adversary? 6 Over the moon 7 Take a risk 8 “Feeling good” 9 E-cig’s lack 10 Sleeveless
garment 11 Starbucks stack 12 Cause of blisters,
perhaps
13 Your mileage
may __
18 Word after bowl
or blow
19 Decline to
participate 24 Early Beatle
Sutcliffe 26 Oft-torn knee
part
27 “Lion’s share” originated from a story of his 28 NBA replay aid 29 Group of pundits 30 Seeing red 31 Demi of “Ghost” 32 Separated 33 Word from the Hebrew for “teaching”
34 __ nous 35 Discourage 40 Designer
McCartney 42 “Please repeat
that?” 45 Egyptian viper 47 Controversial
food letters 50 Many a souvenir 51 “That’ll be the
day!”
54 Conceal 55 Surrounded by 56 “Oh snap!” 57 Handmade goods
website
59 Abrupt dismissal 61 __ to none: bad
odds
62 Go for
63 Several
64 Event with
courses 66 Eastern “way” 67 Shell mover