USA TODAY US Edition

CROSSWORD

- BY David J. Kahn

DO THE MATH

ACROSS

1 Wise old head

5 Bikini parts

9 Overplay, as a role

14 Platinum Card offerer, for short 15 Roller hockey venue 16 Get hitched in Vegas, perhaps 17 Was victorious 19 Dental hygienist’s request

20 Scatters, as seed

21 “CSI” setting

23 Entry on a Merchant Copy

24 Schooner filler

25 (not my error)

26 Tanning salon units

27 1967 Sidney Poitier movie, or its theme song 31 Husband of Jackie O.

32 See 63-Across

33 Double affirmativ­e statement

35 Oldest U.S. airline

38 Unspecifie­d degree

40 Fund, as a grant

41 Pull up stakes quickly

43 Sushi or sashimi selection

45 Milk source for Romano cheese

46 “I don’t know why, but . . .”

50 Stunt cyclist’s prop

51 Many an heir

52 Variety show since

1975, familiarly

53 Dada pioneer Jean

54 Topper with a tassel

55 Does 80 in a 55, say

58 Word with spitting or mirror

60 Reduced gradually

63 With 32-Across, instrument played by Coltrane

64 Old World Style sauce brand

65 Frat house Z

66 Check for fit

67 1-Down, e.g.

68 Site of a biblical temptation DOWN

1 Tree surgeon’s need 2 “Famous” cookie maker

3 Lady’s mate, briefly

4 Actors in crowd scenes, say

5 MLB team that switched leagues in

1998

6 Clears (of)

7 Gasteyer of “Suburgator­y”

8 Like a hotel atrium

9 Basil or dill

10 He sparred verbally with Cosell 11 Capital of Uruguay 12 Like the Poseidon, after the tidal wave 13 Incubator sounds 18 Prefix with pad or port 22 Needing an analgesic

25 Next number in a series suggested by the starts of 17-, 27-,

46- and 60-Across

26 Ship’s petty officer, briefly

27 One involved in timber production

28 BP or PetroChina

29 Obi-___ Kenobi

30 Spike who directed “Chi-Raq”

31 Toss in

34 Be in the hole

36 Rain-delay rollout

37 Early hrs.

39 The Beatles’ “And I Love ___”

42 Yoga position

44 Namesake of a line of Gibson guitars

47 “The Marriage of Figaro” composer

48 With a clean slate

49 Disreputab­le sort

50 Bonnie in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

54 Seedless, flowerless plant 55 ___ lily (Utah’s state flower)

56 Like Easter eggs 57 Fill to excess 59 Melted chocolate, e.g. 61 Lao-tzu’s “Way” 62 Vacationer’s shade, perhaps

 ?? © Andrews McMeel ?? 10/19
© Andrews McMeel 10/19

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