DAILY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Cried on cue, say 6 Nimble-fingered 10 Auntie on Broadway
Africa’s Sierra __ Butterlike topping Beatnik’s “Understood” 17 *Grocery store 19 Join the chorus 20 Like the chains in
a chain necklace 21 Camp beds 22 Swear (to)
25 Pair in a dinghy 27 Employee’s
reward
28 *Vessel for a cheesy dip Cone-dropping trees
34 Recycling
receptacle
35 Maps within maps 36 Therapists’ org. 37 *Ballroom dance that’s also a phonetic alphabet “F” 39 Shatner’s “__War” 40 Cash in, as
coupons
42 “I __ only kidding” 43 Shoulder muscle,
for short 44 *All-terrain high
shoe
46 Sandburg and
Sagan
47 Highest in quality 48 Gives a
thumbs-up 49 Wrinkle-removing
injection 52 Acquires, as debts 55 State firmly 56 Stream crossing for pedestrians ... and what is literally provided by the interior letters in the answers to starred clues 60 Filet mignon order
World power initials until 1991 62 How contracts are
signed 14 15 16
33
61 63 Iditarod vehicle 64 Fishing rod
partner
65 Occur as a result
DOWN
1 1980s TV ET 2 Corporate VIP 3 Also
4 Tiresomely long 5 Downfall
6 Nerdy sort 7 Sommer of
cinema
8 Get nourishment
from
9 Trike rider 10 Applies incorrectly
Score after deuce Ermine cousin They’re often scrambled
18 Tiny farm denizen 21 Main impact 22 Repetitive barking 23 Taiwan’s capital 24 Rabble-rousing
outburst
26 “Hasta la vista” 28 Predicament 29 Quarterback’s 11 12 13 “Snap the ball at the second ‘hut’” 30 Fizzles (out) 31 Verdi opera with Desdemona
“You should be ashamed!” 34 Lays an egg on
stage
37 UPS alternative 38 Word before or
after pack 41 Nudged sharply 43 Best Western
competitor 45 Lazy
32 46 Underwood who performs the “Sunday Night Football” opening 48 Classroom
stand-in
49 Happy hour places 50 Mirror shape 51 Ran like mad 53 Smoke detector? 54 PC corner key 56 Calico coat
57 Put down 58 Oxlike antelope 59 Barely manage,
with “out”