USA TODAY International Edition
CROSSWORD
TAVERN KEEPERS
ACROSS
1 Slowly, on a score 6 Kid around with
10 Not a thing
14 Sign for many April births 15 Predator in a pod 16 Hard-to-cheat-on test 17 Bankers’ IDs, redundantly 19 What snobs put on 20 Quakers or Shakers 21 Money in the bank, e.g. 22 Post-WWII alliance 23 Anthem beginning 25 Some fish in sushi 27 On the ___ (fleeing) 29 California governor elected in 2018
35 Little rapscallion 36 Channel watched in man caves 37 Cousin of a prairie 38 Thailand neighbor 40 Compete like Lindsey Vonn 42 React like a spooked horse 43 Sprinkle with holy oil
46 “Taking Eve” novelist Johansen 49 Whitney with a gin 50 Skipper of the Nautilus 52 When a one-hr. clock adjustment occurs
53 Raw recruit 54 “Hey, over here” 56 Responder to iPhone requests 59 Place to call home 62 Cupid, to the Greeks 65 Utterly spellbound 66 usatoday.com, e.g. 68 Have a bite
DOWN
1 The 200 at Indy
2 Lake bordering four states 3 Total dimwit 4 Nomads’ dwellings
5 The Buckeyes’ sch. 6 Wozniak’s partner at Apple 7 Sources of metals 8 ATM feature 9 Goes like lightning 10 Reason to hang up 11 Diva’s big moment 12 Tranq gun missile 13 “Besides that . . .” 18 Mexican pyramid builders 24 Whiskey bottle datum
26 Net judge’s call 69 Cheese that hardens with age 70 Molded garnish 71 “Gosh darnit!” 72 Jan. 1 song word 73 Gets the better of 27 Shade like lavender 28 Frigidaire competitor 30 Second bananas (Abbr.) 31 Complete, as a comic strip 32 Radar guns’ sites 33 Outback gemstones 34 Reason for a promotion 39 “Be patient!” 41 Fit-to-be-tied feeling 44 Opponent’s shout 45 Verbal onslaughts 47 JFK Library architect
48 “I need help!” 51 Event planner’s nightmarish turnout 55 Have a hunch 56 Castlebuilding stuff 57 Borodin’s opera prince 58 Boycott-sparking Parks 60 Arabian Sea sultanate
61 Title for Judi Dench 63 Miss, in a way 64 Brief times, briefly 67 Slap the cuffs on