Crossword

No. 0405

ACROSS

1 He wrote “In the fight between you and the world, back the world” 6 Spanish hand 10 Making a crossing, e.g. 14 “Do we have to keep doing this?!” 15 It’s California’s fault 17 *Bass part in Beethoven’s “Choral” Symphony? 19 Strike with a pickax? 20 1982 Loretta Lynn song with the lyric “It’s not easy to deceive you” 21 Sleazo 22 *Result of a lot of drinking in the army? 27 Yarn that stretches? 30 Classic Jaguar 31 “___ has no use for free speech”: Julius Caesar 33 Brock in Cooperstown 34 Fastening pin 37 *A couple of prisoners after an escape from Leavenworth? 40 On the move 41 Request 42 Neighbor of Burundi 43 *Dracula, after stuffing himself? 45 Looies’ subordinates 46 Subj. for some bilinguals 47 Clothes line 48 Caste member 49 Muralist José María ___ 51 *Plan for a midafternoon nap? 58 Parlement assent 60 All-time career record-holder for strikeouts 61 Western tribe 62 What will cause a walk-off win in the situation described by the answers to the starred clues 68 Obsolescent recordings 69 “Mercy me!” 70 Not as 71 Fell (to) 72 Moth-eaten, e.g.

DOWN

1 Food cart offering 2 Plaza for Plato 3 Trio in Plato’s “Republic” 4 Press ___ 5 Need for making soap from sap? 6 Family group 7 Paid (up) 8 “Ain’t gonna happen” 9 Single 10 Met demands? 11 Forward 12 “Let’s ___!” 13 E-cigarette’s lack 15 Number for 9-Down 16 Party org. once chaired by Tim Kaine 18 Track team member 23 Hail 24 Court artist’s output 25 Worshiper of C-3PO in “Return of the Jedi” 26 Arizona’s Glen Canyon, for one 28 Fleece 29 Accords, e.g. 32 Disavow 34 Places that may have blackboards 35 Worth having 36 Bypass arteries? 37 Number of World Series rings for Yogi Berra as a player 38 Newly painted 39 0° 41 Sport in a ring 44 Big ref. work 45 Refuse 50 African capital, lake or gulf 52 Alternatives to paninis 53 N.L. East player 54 Scroogeisms 55 In the boonies 56 Chopin piece 57 Very, very small 59 Bridal line? 62 Hoedown date 63 The French way? 64 Winner of 11 World Series, for short 65 Dweller on the Mekong 66 “Not so great” 67 Vainglory

PUZZLE BY DAVID J. KAHN