INITIAL GROWTH
ACROSS
1 Mud bath sites
5 Puts out on the diamond
9 Bart, to Mrs. Krabappel 14 Russian attempt at election meddling, e.g.
15 Touch against 16 ___ 2600 (classic game console) 17 “___ up!” (card player’s cry)
18 11-Down seller 19 Twangy, like Willie Nelson’s voice
20 Winter battle
23 Like a nail-biter
24 Word before Lobos or Alamos
25 Barbecue spice mix
28 Suffix with lemon or lime
29 Go downhill, so to speak
33 Bear whose chair Goldilocks tries first
34 California-Nevada border lake
35 He “says,” in a game
36 Morel lover’s pastime
41 Free from bondage
42 Tiniest bits
43 Pull an upset on, say
44 Marching with precision
46 Drops on blades
49 Cartoon nemesis of Jerry
50 Progressive Insurance spokesperson 51 Appointer of Sotomayor
53 Party clown’s creation
58 Appraisal estimate
60 Indication of a leak, perhaps
61 Travel by clipper
62 WrestleMania venue
63 Pool or track iterations
64 Stare at suggestively
65 Puts through the paces
66 Lord High Everything ___ 67 Termites’ home
DOWN
1 Soda brand since
1889
2 Gave a rotten review to
3 Play starter
4 Distorts, as data
5 “I did it!”
6 First biblical victim
7 Food-stealing shore bird
8 Suppress, as a yawn
9 Feelings of guilt
10 Sundance Film Festival state 11 Sandwich meat often served on rye 12 Golden-years savings plan, for short
13 Small, in many rappers’ names
21 Word on a dog owner’s sign
22 Cyclotron bit
26 Perched atop
27 Blowout sound
30 Cry of revelation
31 Young pal of Pooh
32 Teamsters’ rides
33 Places to mosh
34 Like some pizza crust
35 Attach with a click
36 It’s not an option 37 Scriptures preposition
38 Trips, but doesn’t fall
39 Like Arizona in August
40 Versatile vehicle, briefly
44 Far from hale
45 Slurpable bit of pasta
46 Wreak havoc on
47 Contents of Hillary’s server
48 Pickpocket’s prize
50 Victims of some pet collars
52 Beast on old nickels, really
54 Many a godmother
55 Given by spoon
56 Puppies’ bites
57 Cathedral organ site, perhaps
58 Industrial vessel
59 “r,” in tweets