THE DAILY CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Whack with a folded newspaper, say

5 Nile serpents

9 Kama __

14 Number of Greek Muses

15 Owl’s call

16 Fireplace glower

17 Teatime

20 Contraption

21 The Stooges, e.g.

22 Shailene’s “Divergent” role

23 Track on a DVD

25 What might be granted after begging one’s pardon?

27 Triangular sail

30 Soft mineral

32 Secret advantage “up one’s sleeve”

33 Twistable cookie

35 Singer Anthony

37 Common sprain site

41 Tee time

44 Big glitch

45 Captain Hook’s right hand

46 For experts, as a game

47 __-cone

49 “Doubtful”

51 Certain sib

52 Lustrous sheet fabrics

56 Treble __: music symbol

58 Turkish military leader

59 Bachelor ending

61 Wake up

65 T-time

68 Fable writer

69 Take for a __: scam

70 Musical pitch

71 Minuscule

72 Prince William’s school

73 Auto pioneer Ransom __

DOWN

1 Surprise problem

2 Coffeehouse amenity

3 1998 film with talking bugz?

4 Swarms 5 Wheat bristle

6 Pony in a bar

7 Destitute

8 Justice Sotomayor who swore in Vice President Harris

9 “What did I tell you?”

10 Latest in an endless series of occurrences 11 Some ski lifts

12 Convene again

13 Like craft shows

18 Tooth anchor

19 Capital of Italia

24 “__ it”: “Whatever you want”

26 Sweet Sixteen org.

27 Runs leisurely

28 Steel, mostly

29 “Romanian Folk Dances” composer Bartók 31 Espresso topper

34 Winter at the Jersey Shore, say

36 Increase in loudness

38 Korean exports 39 “Queen of QVC” Greiner

40 What means may justify

42 Mystical old letter

43 Bride’s face cover

48 Harry Styles’ band, to fans

50 Dread

52 1978 Peace co-nobelist Anwar 53 Concur

54 The ones here

55 Mall unit

57 Corn chip

60 Silly goose

62 Cher or Adele, e.g.

63 Beach cover

64 A mantis has five of them

66 Secret agent

67 Swampy area