THE DAILY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Render speechless, maybe 4 “Morning Joe” network 9 Bach’s instrument 14 Family nicknames 15 “Goodies” singer 16 Muralist Rivera 17 It may be bruised 18 Guitar connoisseur? 20 School team member who argues a lot 22 Capers 23 Fleecy females 24 Shakespearean villain 26 Shakespearean villain 29 Coopers’ creations 31 Lets go 33 Burbank-to-Fresno dir. 34 Old Austrian money 36 Cabdriver’s pickups during a storm? 38 Dunkable cookie 40 Tall one 41 Savings for replacing old tools? 45 Chew out 49 Toward the 50-Across 50 See 49-Across 52 “The Wreck of the Mary __” 53 Hoffman title role 55 Hindu royalty 57 Indulge, with “on” 58 Like some bulls 60 Like many tuxedo shirts 62 One with a lofty greeting? 65 Texter’s lead-in 66 Dividing range 67 Hollow winds 68 __ Wiedersehen 69 Home __ 70 Center 71 Bad check ltrs.
DOWN
1 Platform for primates? 2 Fight in a big way 3 Song with the phrase “kiss me mucho” 4 Md-to-be’s exam 5 44-Down, once 6 Caviar spoon materials 7 Bud 8 Arrange local transportation 9 Baltic feeder 10 Daytime host Lake 11 Scores high 12 Previously 13 Postal motto word 19 More rangy 21 Memorable JFK words after “And so, my fellow Americans” 25 Needlefish 27 Axl’s group, briefly 28 Run up a bill, say 30 Feudal laborers 32 Golfer with three PGA Championship top 10s after age 60 35 Not on any side 37 Curly-haired “Peanuts” girl 39 Like a mild chili 41 Word of support 42 Tabloid topic 43 Thrown-together 44 Four-time pro basketball MVP 46 Vientiane native 47 Ross Martin’s “The Wild Wild West” role 48 Steamed ... and like five answers in this puzzle? 51 Dozed for a bit 54 Painter Frida 56 Wintry rides 59 Soft “Over here!” 61 In olden days, once 62 1963 Newman title role 63 Real resentment 64 Louvre Pyramid designer