CROSSWORD

LAST DANCE

ACROSS 1 Bunker and Breed’s, for two 6 Appliance brand with the tagline “Just Right” 11 Pigeon’s call 14 Cover up, as a cussword

15 Many “The Voice” performances 16 Military cadence syllable 17 Dickens lad who wanted some more 19 Beehive State athlete 20 Words of concern 21 Top dog

23 ___ through (pore over)

26 Like an F, vis-a-vis a D 28 Vegetable with a slimy texture 29 Prioritizes, as patients at a MASH 31 Good with DIY projects

33 Island famous for moai statues 34 Fillable flatbread 35 Parked it 38 Merman who sang “Hello, Dolly!”

39 End of a pool cue 40 Fossil-yielding sedimentary rock 42 Shar-___ (wrinkly dog) 43 Mineral abundant in liver

45 Circus props also used by fruit pickers 46 All-time low 48 18-episode Joyce novel

49 All keyed up 51 Martha Argerich’s instrument 53 Ramirez of “Grey’s Anatomy”

54 “You bet!” 56 Featherbrained 58 “Isn’t it clear now?” 59 Apple audio player discontinued in 2017 64 Yard glass filler 65 “That’s really cool!” 66 Try for, at auction 67 Letters on trendy handbags 68 “Uncle Vanya” playwright Chekhov 69 Word after taxi or witness DOWN 1 “Curb Your Enthusiasm” network 2 Under the weather 3 Adornment with a Hawaiian welcome 4 Defy gravity, as in a magic trick

5 On ___ (as a gamble) 6 Jose Altuve’s team 7 Zero-turn ___ (yard implement)

8 “The Rumble in the Jungle” victor 9 “Easy peasy, nice and easy!” 10 Sparkling Italian wine 11 Hearty nacho topping 12 What “exo-” means 13 Palais Garnier performance

18 Not as experienced 22 Academy Award nomination, informally 23 Tough to climb, perhaps 24 Hopping mad 25 Angler’s rod attachment 27 Poseidon of moviedom, e.g. 30 Icy cold

32 Vile, as a habit 34 WWE (but not MMA) win

36 Take in or let out 37 Thompson of “Thor: Ragnarok” 39 Cheerios, geometrically 41 Diva’s outburst, perhaps

44 Tear into, as a wrapped gift 45 Two-toed or three-toed beast 47 Pirate’s assent

48 In ___ (like pairs skating) 49 Francis Bacon piece

50 Burr vs. Hamilton et al.

52 Build upon 55 Meyer of “Saw” movies 57 Foot-long meals, for short

60 Morsel for a mare 61 Pharmaceutical-approving agcy. 62 Chaney who played the Phantom 63 Lands’ ___ (clothing retailer)