USA TODAY US Edition

CROSSWORD

- BY Patrick Jordan

BACK TO BLACK

ACROSS

1 More than just reduce

6 Miner’s helmet attachment 10 Criticize harshly 14 Antique-shop purchase 15 London Magazine essayist

16 Show at a convention center 17 Adjust, as a car’s front end

18 Patronize Dollar

19 Sighed word

20 Elevator music player’s need?

23 Score perfectly on

24 Thumbs-ups

25 Poker table, at times?

31 Airport carousel item

34 The “Father of Geometry”

35 Ernie of the PGA

36 River through Pisa

37 Make a hasty exit

38 Gift-wrapping day, perhaps

39 Sawyer’s chronicler

40 Pitchfork part

41 Male buddy

42 “I’d like to see that!”

43 ___ Clemente (Nixon retreat)

44 Penn’s expression­less partner?

46 Status ___

47 Place for a piercing

48 Sheep’s vocal output?

57 Merry tune

58 Icky fare

59 Bungee jumper’s requiremen­t

60 Stone of “The Help”

61 Ultimatum ender

62 “Angry Birds” aficionado, e.g.

63 Peephole’s place

64 Salt lick visitor

65 Antelope sighted on safaris

DOWN

1 Striker’s fill-in 2 Slow period for a salesman

3 Solo in a libretto

4 Accommodat­e an autograph hound 5 Japanese subcompact since

2001

6 “My Fair Lady” lyricist Alan Jay ___

7 Brewery offerings

8 In excellent condition

9 Supporters of the arts

10 Grins from ear to ear 11 Unicycle shaft 12 Connect, as riverbanks 13 Tokyo, to the 2020 Olympics 21 Tended to, as a sprain

22 “Aloha Oe” strings, for short 25 Outdoes in competitio­n

26 St. ___ (Caribbean nation)

27 The Huskies of the NCAA

28 Polar bear’s resting place

29 “Werewolves of London” singer Warren

30 Corrida cheer

31 Barroom melee

32 “Pokemon” cartoon genre

33 Dead duck

36 MP’s quarry

38 The Clinton years, say

39 Where

64-Across and antelope play, in song 41 Posted in a web diary

42 One with top billing

44 “___ seriously, folks . . .”

45 Fish that’s big enough

46 Persian Gulf monarchy

48 Needed a bandage

49 Prom night ride

50 Muppet on some baby blankets 51 Fashion magazine since 1945 52 Button, on Frosty the Snowman

53 Greenish-blue hue

54 “Garfield” waitress

55 Place for a roast

56 Social goofball

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