DAILY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
Big butte
Michael of “Superbad” 9 Timetable: abbr. 14 Cartel acronym 15 Gravy base 16 Writing that isn’t poetry
*Top dog Surrounding glows Chicken
Prepares to serve, as melon Textbook division Stadium attendance counter, perhaps Fill with freight Spam producer, for short Squabbles Versatile blackjack cards Hibernation spot Egg cream ingredient Former “Great American Baking Show” co-host Vardalos
*Beef
Azores’ ocean: abbr.
Build an extension on 44 Strong desires 45 Verdi princess who sings “O patria mia” 46 Specks in the sea 48 __ room: play area 49 Mail opening in
a door
50 Big name in
stationery
52 “__ #1!”:
winners’ cry 54 Very brave 57 South Florida
city
61 Away from the
office
62 Racer’s advantage ... and what each part of the answers to starred clues can be 1 5 17 19 20 21
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26 29
31 34
35 37
38 39 41
42 64 Prepare to talk to a child, maybe
65 Doing nothing 66 Comparison words 67 “My bad” 68 Show the way 69 Enjoy, as gum
DOWN
Black Friday crowds Grand-scale tale or grand-scale fail 3 Arcade name 4 Builds up 5 Trustworthy 6 Non-discrimination letters Former Wisconsin senator Feingold 8 Skating jumps 9 Most ditzy
10 The “C” of SPCA 11 *Equestrian’s path 12 Jacob’s twin brother
__-dish pizza Farm squawker “Live from New York, __ ‘Saturday Night!’”
1
2
7 13 18 22 Apple-polisher Hawaiian island Litmus reddeners *Undeliverable bit of mail
Oven buzzer Perform better than
Wet impact sound
Extend a subscription
39 In a nasty manner 40 Climbed 43 Needing more
tissues, probably 24 26 27 28
30 32
33
36 Sterile
Soak (up), as gravy
Nothing, in Latin Univ. dorm overseers Calligraphy supplies
Taboo
“__ Dinah”: 1958 Frankie Avalon hit Eyelid hair One-named deco artist
60 Stash in a hold 63 Pie __ mode 45 47
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