CROSSWORD

IF I MAY ...

ACROSS

1 Slender 5 Super ___ Bros. ( Nintendo game) 10 Walk through water 14 Ripped 15 Word after “pizza” or “tea” 16 One of the Great Lakes

17 Style ___ 18 Think the world of 19 Light gas 20 Crush competitor 22 Hygienic

24 One who hears and is not seen 27 Source of romantic petals 28 Model’s gig 31 Dinghy propeller 34 Not just were 36 “You’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile” musical

38 Stem discipline 43 Word before “pitch” or “dream” 44 Suggestion, for short 45 Attachment in a thrift store 46 Scorches

48 Spill the beans 51 Event with a high bar

57 Rude

60 Voice above bass 61 Mend with stitches 62 Swear 65 Home of India and Indonesia 66 Hideout for a villain

67 “Normal People” star Daisy

___- Jones 68 Fiasco

69 One of 16 won by “30 Rock”

70 “Ta- ta for now!” 71 Percussive dance style

DOWN

1 Inflexible 2 Close to home 3 Sarcastic tone 4 Personal adviser 5 Many a Budapest tourist attraction 6 Furious 7 Came into being 8 “This is the last ___!” 9 Animals voiced by Whoopi Goldberg and Cheech Marin in “The Lion King” 10 Ran over the allotted time 11 Region

12 Big name in couture

13 “___, meeny . . .” 21 “I’ll take that as ___” 23 Minnesota representative Omar

25 Old Russian ruler 26 Queen in Greek myth

29 “Coming right up!” 30 Hoops legend Thompson 31 Having a bad day, perhaps 32 Pub offerings 33 Travel constantly 35 Make a mistake 37 Frozen custard ingredient 39 Armory contents 40 Name that rhymes with Meryl 41 Country singer McEntire 42 Legal advocacy org. 47 Apple pieces 49 Not mainstream, for short 50 Second- string squads 52 Piano practice piece

53 Edge

54 Map within a map

55 What some headphones cancel 56 Grip

57 Like some speculation 58 Respectful ( at times) term of address

59 ___ and proper 63 Put into words 64 Notable time span

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