CROSSWORD

SCHOOL DAYS

ACROSS

1 Kosher’s Muslim counterpart 6 Some toy dogs, briefly 10 Rooney of “The Social Network” 14 Shah of Iran’s fate 15 Teen fave 16 Like much testimony 17 “You and I” in a sentence, e.g. 20 Israel’s legislature 21 New hire, often 22 Rocket’s deviation 24 Drummer who famously replaced Best 25 Beats it 30 State with “Famous Potatoes” plates 33 Linney of “Ozark” 34 Witch’s concoction 35 Saucer mate 38 Early “Star Trek” starship description 42 When doubled, a trumpet effect 43 Need a bath badly 44 Saharan watering holes 45 The “P” of the S&P 500 47 One with the know-how 48 Sean of “50 First Dates” 51 Ritter of country music 53 Scottish herding dog, informally 56 Camper’s utensils 62 About as expected 64 Ultimatum ender, perhaps 65 Shortly, to a bard 66 Abductor in tabloids 67 ___-do-well 68 Component of concrete 69 Artful dodges

DOWN

1 “Darn it!” 2 Nerve cell’s impulse transmitter 3 Classic daiquiri fruit 4 The Eiger’s range 5 Most August births 6 One of a 1492 trio 7 Like all but one prime number 8 MVP part 9 Talk like a tosspot 10 Cocktail garnished with mint leaves 11 Gladiator’s milieu 12 Luger or marathoner 13 Take up or let out 18 One-eighties, slangily 19 Talk trash about 23 Most lean and sinewy 25 Whole bunch 26 Water-to-wine site 27 “The Bambino” of baseball 28 “All bets ___ off!” 29 Scuff up, say 31 Rolltop, e.g. 32 Bowl over 34 Term of address, to Uncle Remus 35 Job for Ellery Queen 36 Exploitative sort 37 Quiet “Hey, you!” 39 Indian, Brave or Chief 40 Crew leader, briefly 41 400-meter loop, perhaps 45 Shoplift, e.g. 46 Not snookered by 47 CEO or CFO 48 Tree with shimmering leaves 49 Rock from which slate is formed 50 Hardly wordy 52 Tweak, as text 54 Credit union offerings 55 Europe’s tallest active volcano 57 Go sky-high, as prices 58 “Star Trek” helmsman 59 The Kardashians’ matriarch 60 “It’s obvious now!” 61 Parts of royal flushes 63 Sweetie pie

© Andrews McMeel 9/27