Crossword No. 0430

ACROSS

Certain

1 archaeological site Received, as a

4 guest to one’s flat

Felicity

9

Flying start?

14

Olds that was

15 once in the news Make altogether 16

Cheerful

17 response to “How’re you doing?” Faded

20

C6H6

21

“Guess again”

22

Bachelor, e.g.

23

Amused reaction 24

31-syllable

25

Japanese poem Heavy shoe

27

Women’s soccer 29 powerhouse Poorly written

30 words

A mighty long

32 time

Its slogan “Get 36

Smarter Now” matches its initials Writing is

39 sometimes done on it Looking wise? 40

Part of some

41 after-work plans, in brief Comment after 42 clumsiness John Steinbeck’s 44 middle name Burning issue

46

Top

49

E.P.A. concern 50

Playroom?

51

Buffaloed

53

People may never get over it Halfway between yellow and orange Musical segment Auto shaft, informally Tries out Claudio or Gio, father-and-son players for the U.S. men’s national soccer team

1977 Sex

63

Pistols song written after a record-contract termination 56 58

59 60

61 62

DOWN When doubled,

1 attentiongrabbing During

2

It’s first among

3

Americans “That’s a big ‘no 4 thanks’” Michael Caine

5 film Regard

6

Address in a bar 7

Delectable made 8 with grass Actress Fricker of 9

“My Left Foot” Leap with a twist 10

Dossier contents 11

One working for 12 a dictator Philosopher

13

Georges

PUZZLE BY JOE DIPIETRO

Sci-fi’s Chief

18

Chirpa, e.g. Relatives of

19 foxhounds String of

23 typographical symbols, like @%$&!, to represent an obscenity Jerks

25

“Step on it!”

26

Navigator was in 27 the first one Sticks nix

28

Did some prep 31 work in the kitchen About to be sold 33

Has things

34 backward, say Game with

35 matadors and schneiders Energy-saving 37 mode in some hybrid cars Soprano’s group 38

Cowboy features 43

Lead, e.g.

45

Up

46

“For ___!”

47

Components of a 48 bouquet garni

A toaster might 50 hold one

Give some bad 52 assistance

Affected

53

Hustle

54

Final precursor 55

Composition of 57

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