Crossword

No. 0227

ACROSS

Hoopster’s 1 mantra Two-time FIFA 11 Women’s World Player of the Year (2001, 2002) “My point is …” 15 Like castaways, 16 before being cast away Set for the 17 afternoon? Clinches 18 A couple of 19 dollars? Material whose 20 name is a Scandinavian country in French Moves like a 21 butterfly Countenance 22 Stingray 24 feature, once Pioneer in 25 35mm cameras School softball? 26 Singer Braxton, 28 sister of Toni Its birthstone is 30 peridot: Abbr. “Let’s get ___!” 31 (party cry) Individually 33 In the cloud, 35 say Title character 38 in a “Sgt. Pepper” song Night light 39 Wiz Khalifa’s 41 “We ___ Boyz” Ron who played 42 Tarzan on old TV Moving 43 Some didy 45 changers Fare from some 49 bars Smart ___ 51 “Au revoir!” 53 Letter to the 54 editor, often Atomic clock 55 timekeeper Prefix with 57 binary Kind of bowl 58 ordered at a juice bar Opposite of 59 cheap eats Actress/ 61 YouTube star ___ Condor Whole 62 “East of Eden” 63 twin #1 on a list, 64 maybe

DOWN

“Buzz off!” 1 Renato’s wife 2 in Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera” Some 3 deals from dealerships “___ 4 Mañanitas” (Mexican birthday song) Woman’s name 5 that’s also a plural suffix Work it, on the 6 runway Four-time 7 Grammy winner Lyle George Sand 8 title heroine [I’m such an 9 idiot!] Inspect 10 Selassie of 11 Ethiopia What this is an 12 example of: \_(^.^)_/ Trope seen in 13 rom-coms Rub the right 14 way? Switched (on) 21 Alternative to 23 polyester Home for a 27 drone Jokester 29 Props of sorts 32 Target 34 Vehicle 35 equipped with photovoltaic cells Schroeder 36 plays one, in the comics Dig for insights, 37 digitally Annual N.Y.C. 39 event hosted by Vogue Some 40 Pepperidge Farm cookies Begrudge 44 “Get Out” star 46 Kaluuya Like, 47 now Birth control 48 pioneer Margaret Like some 50 drones Forfeits 52 What comes 56 before old age? “Of course it 59 looks good on you!,” maybe Zip 60

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