Crossword No. 732:
Towering Achievements
ACROSS
1 Inkjet alternative
6 Origami material
11 Bring to the mechanic, maybe
14 Name often called out when no one else is in the room
15 Philippe’s “Farewell!”
16 “I see what’s going on here!”
17 After eight years of work, Frenchman Richard Plaud recently finished his 24-foot replica of the Eiffel Tower; it’s composed of about 700,000 of these
19 In one’s family tree
20 New York stadium name
21 Sound at a trough
22 Agree with proposed terms
24 Candy in a gold wrapper
26 Rainbow Falls’ city
27 Patch of color or light
30 “Bravo!” 34 Inspire a crowd
35 Irish Spring rival
36 Waikiki’s island
37 Neither flesh ___ fowl (hard to categorize)
38 Naturellement you can order this French dessert at Las Vegas’ Eiffel Tower Restaurant while overlooking the city
41 Braiser or skillet, say
42 Do exactly right
44 Packers coach LaFleur
45 Get going
47 Military storage
49 Book parts
50 New Eagle Scout, usually
51 Over the outfield fence
52 ___ retrial (try to get your case heard again)
54 Hint at the future
56 Donors to candidates
60 Prom duds
61 Disney marketed this 2007 animated hit with mini Eiffel Tower figurines
64 Historian’s period
65 Committing perjury, e.g.
66 Feature of a dog, shrew, or pig
67 Not neg.
68 Question choices, often
69 Kansas congressman Ron
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1 Holy Himalayan
2 Cry of woe 3 Green or Thomas
4 Quoted section of a book
5 Sound from the stands
6 Place to dine alfresco
7 Game point for Jannik Sinner, sometimes
8 Mountaineering tool
9 Cartoon shriek
10 Country to which Tucker Carlson recently traveled
11 This megacity features a 1:1 size replica of the Eiffel Tower; it’s been “destroyed” in three Godzilla movies
12 State with
17 Electoral College votes
13 Policy expert
18 Dover ___ (flatfish)
23 Palo ___ (tech hub)
25 Appreciative exclamations
26 Alternative to “high water”
27 Travis Kelce’s mom 28 Loud, like a stadium crowd
29 U.S. city that features a 65-foot replica of the Eiffel Tower topped with a cowboy hat 30 Birthday party swag
31 Whitewater floater
32 Airport near Lake Michigan
33 Infield hits, sometimes
35 Two-function 39 Neighbor of the UAE
40 Baseball Tonight channel
43 Potato-and-___ soup
46 Stylish little bars?
48 Just about
49 “___ one told you life was gonna be this way” (first line of Friends’ theme song)
51 Very beginning
52 Part of a process
53 It’s worth about eight yuan
54 Williams who was in the Temptations
55 Singer Aimee or director Michael
57 More than is normal 58 These words, for example
59 Where movies are made
62 Word spoken to an admiral
63 Put to work