USA TODAY US Edition

CROSSWORD

ERRORS

- BY Wren Schultz

ACROSS

1 Dentist’s request after “open”

6 Antler sporters

11 Shark’s “West Side Story” foe 14 Amtrak’s “bullet train” 15 Singing voice, slangily

16 Rail splitter’s tool 17 World’s fastest pitcher? 19 Hockey’s ___ Jose Sharks

20 Instrument on the Rolling Stones’ “Paint It Black” 21 “___ out!” (ump’s call)

22 Not very many 23 In-flight announceme­nts, for short

25 Not in favor of 27 Charms on chains 31 Teacher’s high-level deg.

32 Botanist Gray

33 Battleship salvo at a shoreline?

38 LP or board flaw

40 Brazilian hot spot, for short

41 Irish pound’s replacemen­t

42 Atomic-powered placekicke­r’s asset?

47 Spreadshee­t part (Abbr.)

48 Toward the rudder

49 “To my recollecti­on . . .” 51 Got, as revenge 55 Bangalore wrap 56 Fodder for reddit.com 57 Turtledove’s sound 59 Skate park features 62 Number that’s its own square

63 Muffed pop-up, say, and a hint to this puzzle’s theme

66 Garfield’s master

67 Ancient region of Asia Minor

68 Kemper of “The Office”

69 Like an unaffiliat­ed rep.

70 Like aspartame

71 Leaks slowly

DOWN

1 Baby’s cry, in comics

2 Closely monitored hosp. areas

3 Moore of “G.I. Jane”

4 On cloud nine

5 Deferred payment at the bar

6 Aromathera­py spot

7 Pint-sized

8 Sleep problem

9 British monarch,

1910-1936

10 W-2 info 11 Captain of the Argo 12 SATs, e.g.

13 Core principle 18 Long-necked waterfowl

22 Move furtively

24 Fab Four surname

26 Commotion, to the Bard 27 Sorry! or Parcheesi piece

28 A bibilical son of Rebekah

29 Meth lab raider

30 “E.T.” or “A.I.” genre

34 Alternativ­es to boos and hisses

35 It’s needed to win a lottery

36 Asteroid named for a Greek god 37 Texter’s “carpe diem”

39 Find a job for

43 Interbank payment abbr.

44 Admitted fault, informally

45 Windy City hub

46 Verbal explosions

50 Like Jack, in rhyme 51 Expressive art in a text 52 Element above radon in the periodic table 53 Add a clause to, say

54 Lorna of fiction

58 Anthony’s ex-partner on XM radio

60 Adjective for some ales

61 Lose one’s footing

63 Talk trash to

64 New England gridder, for short 65 “___ Girls” (Gene Kelly movie)

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© Andrews McMeel 9/21

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