Today’s Crossword

ACROSS

1 River through Kazakhstan

5 Brewpub orders 10 Upper limbs

14 Expose

15 Blue shades

16 Chess piece that

can’t move diagonally 17 Big stars often have

big ones

18 Apply, as liniment 19 Apple from Japan 20 *Opposes in an

election

23 Wordless “OK”

24 Put gas into 25 Assistance

27 Shabbily dressed 30 High behind a cold

front, e.g.

34 Pan-fry

35 Boy band *N__ 37 Ill-fated Genesis son 38 Point

39 *Welcome news for

potential borrowers 42 Tokyo-born Yoko 43 River near the Royal

Shakespeare Theatre 45 Hockey legend Gordie 46 “It’s __-see!”: rave

review

48 Tile type

50 Sudden bursts 51 “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” network 52 Simpson trial witness Kato

55 Report card no. 57 Trapped by mundanity ... and hint to the answers to starred clues

62 Take a break 64 Ladybug food 65 Apple discard 66 Opera solo 67 Yankees’ manager Aaron 68 Olympics sled 69 Fiddle (with) 70 Kisses and cuddles, in British slang 71 Former spouses

DOWN

1 App that arranges a lift but not a Lyft 2 Pasta sauce brand 3 Elvis __ Presley 4 Phrase on a hearthealthy food label 5 Flat-bottomed boats 6 __ sign: =

7 Jazz great Blake 8 Weather-related Native American ceremony 9 Nine-digit IDs 10 Boxer’s sound 11 *Brit’s traffic circle 12 Magic charm 13 Icy road risk 21 Hole-making tool 22 __ Heels: UNC team 26 “__ little teapot ...” 27 Soul singer Hayes 28 Easily duped 29 *“Word on the street is ...” 31 Post-op area

32 Get a feeling 33 Schedule openings 35 Order lots of 36 Source of pliable wood

40 Sushi tuna

41 Easy putt

44 Slap cuffs on 47 Slap cuffs on

49 Jun. and Jul. 50 Microscope inserts 53 “Bless you” prompter 54 Just making, with “out” 55 Court great Steffi 56 Ecuador neighbor 58 Bar bills

59 Gravy thickener 60 Encourage 61 Shirts from concerts 63 Toon devil