THE DAILY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Esau’s twin 6 Latticework piece 10 Anew Skinvincible maker
14 Act
unceremoniously? 15 Boo-boo
16 Start to suction? 17 Improvised container for roses
19 Aspiring DA’S
exam
20 Sweets in an
edible bouquet 22 Urgent PD call 25 Sport-__ 26 Deceives
27 Birth of a baby 31 Hanukkah
pancake 32 Chance 33 Mosquito-eating
critter
36 DIY website 37 Seafood boil
staple
39 Wait patiently 40 Singer Orbison 41 Tallow source 42 Dealership
inventory 43 Government bonds are part of it
46 Italian fashion
giant 49 Fashioned after 50 “Big Eyes” singer Lana Del __
51 Like some conventional romances, as illustrated by each set of circled letters 55 Wile E. Coyote’s
supplier 56 Hardware store gadget that creates the perfect color 60 Cardamomflavored Indian tea
61 She asked Sam to play “As Time Goes By” 62 Writer Zola 63 Mild-mannered
Clark 64 Vaping device,
casually 65 Jeans material
DOWN
1 Moses, for one 2 Boxing legend 3 Hornswoggle 4 Crude gp.?
5 “__ I said so!”
6 __ it over: ruled 7 Off in the distance 8 Small spat
9 Like gravity
wedges
10 Full of baloney 11 Woodshop
grippers 12 Reality-bending
paintings 13 “You’re mistaken” 18 Feed the kitty 21 Trough grunt 22 More proficient 23 “Allegory of the cave” philosopher 24 “Breaking Bad”
actress Brandt 28 Star-spangled
expanse
29 Muse for poets 30 Vigor’s partner 33 Dog to beware 34 Sun-dried brick 35 Out of sorts 37 Cupcake 38 Wreath of plumeria blossoms 39 Chum 41 Sensible 42 Protected from
burglars 43 “Your call” 44 “Stop reminding
me!”
45 Touched down 46 Taken __ 47 Tamiflu producer 48 “Bro!”
52 Soft mineral 53 Spanish ayes 54 Mojito fruit 57 Mark, as a survey
square 58 Manning who announced his retirement in 2020
59 Sleep cycle