CROSSWORD

HANDY WORK

ACROSS

1 Sound from a horror movie watcher

5 Not great

9 Santiago’s nation

14 Ready for harvesting

15 Alliance with its HQ in Brussels 16 Ecology-minded Dr. Seuss character 17 Cross off 18 Interrupter’s utterance 19 Leading a hermit’s life

20 Cooling system component

22 Repairs, as a rip

23 Two-channel sound

24 Earring variety

26 From scratch

29 Harsh, like Siberian winters

33 Cause of a hiccup

37 Bouquet holder

39 Cosmic explosion

40 Rain-resistant rollout

41 Seaman’s “Stop!”

42 Cornfield pest

43 Catalog sales company of cartoondom

44 Creative pursuits

45 Enjoys Dubble Bubble

46 Deal in, as vintage clothing

48 Letter after epsilon

50 Bird that’s a symbol of extinction 52 Be totally preoccupied

57 Servings of ribs

60 Reasonable treatment

63 Toyota’s luxury line

64 The last parts of 20and 60-Across and

10- and 36-Down are things you can do with this

65 Kurdistan’s locale

66 “Pokemon” genre

67 McClurg or Brickell

68 Release, as smoke

69 Hornets and yellowjackets

70 Double-crossers

71 Grand Lodge group

DOWN

1 Mounts up

2 Train the crosshairs on

3 Treat with malice

4 A Beatrix Potter rabbit

5 Fasten with a click

6 Island listed on Obama’s birth certificate

7 Brain part

8 Energetic quality, informally

9 Protest noisily

10 Gadget that creates circular scraps 11 Material in a smithy’s shop 12 Complete a glider ride

13 Writers of alimony checks

21 Copier paper buy 25 “Do as I say!” 27 In perpetuity 28 Triple-time dance

30 Went like a shot

31 State with conviction

32 Bills, upon being signed

33 Phone keypad symbol

34 What a race leader sets

35 Embracing pair

36 Ridge in a parking lot

38 RSVP inclusion, often

41 Like Mr. Magoo or Mr. Clean

45 Rides summoned by doormen

47 Sports standings column

49 Rich, multilayered cakes 51 Prospective buyer’s proposal 53 Service from Sweeney Todd

54 Portraitist’s prop

55 Lizard with short, or no, limbs 56 Stools and saddles, e.g.

57 Side at Long John Silver’s

58 “Girls” creator Dunham

59 Imaginary planetary line 61 Opera with an Egyptian king 62 “___ just me?”

Thursday’s Answer