2020: a mammoth of a year – in crossword

1 The virus that changed, well, everything ( 6)

4 Fab Four who permanently broke up 50 yrs ago ( 7)

9 Influential guitarist, with namesake band, who died at age 65 ( 5,3,5)

16 Adhesive bandage turned 100 ( 4- 3)

21 NBA champs were Los Angeles ___ ( 6)

26 Jude ___ reprised role in The New Pope ( 3)

28 The room where surgeries occur ( 2)

29 One, in German ( 4)

31 This photo sharing network turned 10 ( 9)

33 His Spacex co. took astronauts to the Int'l Space Station ( 4,4) 35 The U. K. left the European ___ in Jan. ( 5)

36 Probst- hosted reality show debuted 20 yrs ago ( 8)

37 This Pulp Fiction director racked up another Oscar nomination ( 9) 39 Opposite of off ( 2)

40 Pronoun referring to oneself ( 2)

41 Popular cooking spray ( 3)

42 Branch processing unit; abbr. ( 3)

44 A typographic unit, half the width of an ' em' unit ( 2)

45 What a green light means ( 2)

46 AC/__ released 1st album in six years ( 2)

47 Doing up buttons on a coat ( 9)

51 One of five on each foot ( 3)

53 One who consumes food ( 5)

54 Apparition ( 6)

57 Hellenic Republic got its 1st female prez ( 6)

60 Young French heroine, from 1400s, became a saint ( 4,2,3) 63 A common prefix for a ship's name ( 2)

64 This Is __ started season with COVID & BLM themes ( 2) 65 Organization that said moon may have more water ( 4)

67 A paid- for message ( 2)

68 Large American news agency ( 2)

70 Our continent, abbr. ( 2)

72 One thousandth of a gram, abbr. ( 2)

73 One of the states devastated by wildfires, abbr. ( 2)

74 Continent south of us, abbr. ( 2)

75 Fictional singing family debuted on TV 50 yrs ago ( 9)

79 Beloved talk & game show host passed at 88 ( 5,7)

84 Female singer who swept Grammys ( 6,6)

89 Mcdonald's introduced Shamrock ___ 50 yrs ago ( 5)

92 A four- member Japanese idol group formed this year ( 4) 93 Common conjunction ( 3)

94 Abbreviation editors use to mark a spelling error ( 2)

96 Show the way ( 4)

97 Out's opposite ( 2)

98 The word for the 13th letter of the alphabet ( 2)

99 A series of solemn or religious actions done in a prescribed order ( 6) 100 Dark comic film about a mobile army hospital released 50 yrs ago ( 4)

102 This Lady won five MTV Video Music Awards this year ( 4)

103 Slang for microwaving something ( 6)

105 ___ the Explorer premiered 20 yrs ago ( 4)

107 Saint, abbr. ( 2)

109 Birth control 1st approved in N. A. 60 yrs ago ( 3,4)

111 Tampa Bay ___ won hockey's Stanley Cup ( 9)

113 Jewelry for the finger ( 4)

115 Prescriptions ( 4)

116 A small dome adorning a roof ( 6)

118 Best of the best ( 5)

120 Gridiron official, for short ( 3)

121 A large lemur ( 5)

124 Dig in! ( 3)

125 Symbol for the element Neodymium ( 2)

126 Hay bundle ( 4)

128 A group of mountain people in Uganda ( 2)

130 Slangy assent ( 4)

132 Swiss city started museum exhibit about denim ( 5)

134 Feathery scarves ( 4)

136 Sporty Pontiac, old muscle car ( 3)

137 24- hour news channel turned 40 ( 3)

138 Boorish ( 4)

140 Oregon won the ___ Bowl ( 4)

141 Another name for gym class ( 2)

142 It was year of the ___ in Chinese zodiac ( 3)

144 Ruins a plan ( 8)

146 NYC'S state, abbr. ( 3)

148 World's largest continent ( 4)

149 Floral necklace ( 3)

151 Actor William H. ___ turned 70 ( 4)

153 A doctor asks you to say this word ( 2)

154 The Bachelor's ___ Higgins got engaged ( 3)

155 For better ___ for worse ( 2)

157 Shoelace problem ( 4)

158 A short play ( 4)

160 Fleeced ( 5)

163 Approaches ( 5)

165 Amount of medicine ( 4)

166 Actor ___ Damon turned 50 ( 4)

168 Rat pack member ___ Martin died 25 yrs ago ( 4)

169 Discourage ( 5)

172 Snare ( 4)

174 Cain's brother ( 4)

176 Done with great effort ( 11)

177 Professionals ( 4)

178 Sitcom ___ & Grace ended, again ( 4)

179 Travolta lost wife ___ Preston to cancer ( 5)

180 Chinese calendar shows 2021 is year of the ___ ( 2)

181 This animal got a brain chip implanted by Elon Musk's team ( 3) 183 Grander than grand ( 4)

185 Rupaul's ___ Race was Emmy's best reality competition show ( 4) 187 Actor Orson ___ died in Feb. ( 4)

188 Singer ___ Withers passed away in March ( 4)

189 Wyoming saw 3 hot ___ balloons crash ( 3)

190 Jr.' s dad ( 2)

192 Reality show ___ Brother debuted in N. A. 20 yrs ago ( 3) 194 Children's author Blyton ( 4)

196 Halt ( 4)

198 Material Girl announced movie about her life was being written ( 7) 201 ___ Carey was the llama in The Masked Singer ( 4)

202 Former CEO of GE ___ Welch died in March ( 4)

203 Claire ___ finished her lead role on Homeland ( 5)

205 Reverse, neutral or drive ( 4)

208 Talk on and on ( 3)

210 Mix, especially food ( 4)

212 Airplane assignment ( 4)

214 ___ Zellweger was Oscar's best actress ( 5)

215 Feb. had 29 days so it was a ___ year ( 4)

216 ___ Ruffalo won an acting Emmy ( 4)

217 A fan's cheer of encouragement ( 3)

218 Elvis, ___ of rock ' n' roll, left army's active duty 60 yrs ago ( 4) 220 Fond of ( 5)

222 Tennis high ball ( 3)

224 Isaac's eldest son ( 4)

226 Look over ( 4)

228 Keen intelligence, aptitude for jokes ( 3)

229 Bit of sweat ( 4)

230 Billboard's top touring artist was this female singer ( 4)

231 ___ Story 4 was Oscar's best animated film ( 3)

233 Bow or neck ( 3)

234 Jeopardy host who passed away in Nov. ( 4,6)

237 Warm- hearted ( 4)

239 Instant message, abbr. ( 2)

241 Sean Connery, who played James ___, passed away ( 4) 242 Scientists discovered a new black ___ ( 4)

243 30 yrs ago, ___ Marley's birthday became a holiday in Jamaica ( 3)

244 Earth's oldest asteroid ___ was found in Australia ( 6) 245 Audiovisual, abbr. ( 2)

246 Toot one's horn ( 4)

248 Fashion house created pandemic- inspired loungewear collection ( 4)

250 Bluish green ( 4)

252 Graze ( 4)

253 Gardener's need ( 4)

254 What you put on the fire ( 3)

255 ___ Brady joined the Buccaneers ( 3)

257 Slow reply, texting abbr. ( 2)

258 Extent ( 6)

260 Miffed; ___ off ( 4)

262 Comedy legend Jerry ___ ( Ben's dad) passed at 92 ( 7)

264 The ___ Dance, about the Chicago Bulls, was huge hit ( 4) 265 Magicians' word ( 11)

269 Gait between walk and canter ( 4)

272 Prefix for data or physics ( 4)

274 Nose- in- the- air type ( 4)

276 A dog biscuit ( 5)

277 To move into a sloping position ( 4)

278 TV'S The Crown introduced its Lady __ ( 2)

279 German word for grandma ( 3)

280 Goldman Sachs' stock exchange symbol ( 2)

282 Stuck on a sharp instrument ( 7)

283 Igneous rock formed from lava ( 6)

285 Not us ( 4)

287 Simon Cowell missed finale of this show, due to broken back ( 3)

288 Ding, in a car ( 4)

289 Board game decided OK was a real word ( 8)

292 ___ Thompson appeared in Back to the Future 35 yrs ago ( 3) 293 A unit of absorbed radiation ( 2)

294 The new album from K- pop sensation BTS ( 2)

295 The cover for a pot ( 3)

297 Moby- Dick captain ( 4)

299 Hours, minutes and seconds ( 4)

300 Goals against, abbr. ( 2)

301 Ghost's cry ( 3)

302 Second World ___ ended 75 yrs ago ( 3)

304 Defensive tackle, abbr. ( 2)

305 Billboard's top group was Jonas ___ ( 8)

309 Batman sidekick made debut 80 yrs ago ( 5)

310 ___ & terminer; historical court terms ( 4)

311 Packing product Bubble ___ introduced 60 yrs ago ( 4)

312 I Am Woman singer ___ Reddy died at age 78 ( 5)

314 A variation of the common Korean surname Lee ( 2)

316 The Prime Minister quit in this Land of the Rising Sun ( 5)

318 Road, abbr. ( 2)

319 The country code for Senegal ( 2)

320 Abbr. for the enzyme thyroid peroxidase ( 3)

322 Victory ( 3)

323 NBA star who died in helicopter crash ( 4)

325 Choir part ( 4)

327 A thin layer of cells acting as a boundary ( 8)

330 Comedian ___ Reiner died at 98 ( 4)

332 An expectant mom's doc: __- GYN ( 2)

334 This Clinton turned 40 ( 7)

336 TV show Party of ___ rebooted ( 4)

337 Letters of distress ( 3)

339 Back- to- school month, abbr. ( 4)

341 Sports mag announced partnership with The Curling News ( 2) 342 Actor ___ Tucci turned 60 ( 7)

345 This tablet turned 10 ( 4)

348 Actor Ted Lange is AKA ___, the Love Boat's bartender ( 5) 349 A Russian brand of cigarettes now owned by Japan Tobacco ( 2) 350 Religious ceremony, act of passage ( 4)

351 The traffic ___ was invented 100 yrs ago ( 5)

353 Challenge someone to do something ( 4)

355 Scotland's Firth of ___ ( 3)

357 Electrocardiogram, for short ( 3)

358 The first three vowels ( 3)

360 Martial arts expert Chuck ___ turned 80 ( 6)

362 Astronauts started staying here, long term, 20 yrs ago ( 3)

364 Carol Burnett Show actor ___ Waggoner died in March ( 4) 365 Officials who examine movies, books for unacceptable content ( 7)

367 Allows ( 4)

369 Apple released its 1st wrist device 5 yrs ago ( 5)

371 Animated show Family ___ had 350th episode ( 3)

373 Internet code for Lithuania ( 2)

374 Standardized units ( 7)

376 Ranch newborn ( 4)

377 He founded analytical psychology ( 4)

378 Dog sound ( 4)

380 Reverberate ( 4)

382 Ignited ( 3)

383 Internal affairs, abbr. ( 2)

384 Tom Selleck's show ___ Bloods turned 10 ( 4)

386 One more time ( 5)

387 Lil __ X won Grammy for Old Town Road ( 3)

388 Existing as a result of birth ( 4)

389 Civil wrong ( 4)

391 ___ Earnhardt Jr. was voted into motorsports' hall of fame ( 4) 393 Wolf's sound ( 4)

395 Mount, abbr. ( 2)

397 Actor ___ Harris turned 70 ( 2)

400 Roll call reply ( 4)

401 Aluminum or tin ( 4)

402 Slang word for criticize ( 3)

404 Food for sea urchins ( 4)

406 Sitcom Man With a ___ ended ( 4)

408 Popular Sunday dinner feature ( 5,4)

411 One of the first celebs to get COVID- 19 ( 3,5)

413 Watered- down ( 4)

414 This Dead Man Walking actor turned 60 ( 4)

415 Oct. hurricane ( 5)

417 It's thrown at a bullseye ( 4)

419 Improvising in jazz ( 4)

421 Guilty or not guilty ( 4)

422 ___ Danson's series The Good Place wrapped ( 3)

423 It may be raised at a party ( 4)

424 Rabbit relative ( 4)

425 Murder ___, a type of stinging wasp, arrived ( 7)

427 Not far ( 4)

429 Compass direction opposite of west ( 4)

431 Abominable Snowman ( 4)

433 Third note of a major scale ( 2)

434 Versus, abbr. ( 2)

436 Rocker ___ Stewart turned 75 ( 3)

437 The last name of The Incredibles ( 4)

438 Actress Goldie ___ turned 75 ( 4)

439 Go left or right ( 4)

440 Basic unit of a chemical element ( 4)

442 Implored ( 4)

444 Himalayan spikenard ( 4)

445 ___ Johnson was world's No. 1 golfer ( 6)

447 Early anesthetic ( 5)

449 Clods ( 4)

450 Farm building ( 4)

451 What spiders spin ( 4)

452 A person taking part in a sport or game ( 6)

454 Mickey Mouse ___ debuted on TV 65 yrs ago ( 4)

456 The smallest American state, abbr. ( 2)

458 Vote into office ( 5)

459 United Arab Emirates sent a rover to this planet ( 4)

460 Coal site ( 4)

461 Gone With the ___ won best picture some 80 yrs ago ( 4)

462 Evergreen ( 3)

463 Short word for agricultural ( 2)

464 Afraid ( 6)

465 Notion ( 4)

467 Casual conversation ( 4)

469 We hear with these ( 4)

470 ___ Garfunkel turns 80 next year ( 3)

471 Be bedridden ( 3)

472 A person, place or ___ is a noun ( 5)

474 Kids' song: The Farmer in the ___ ( 4)

477 A type of record album ( 2)

478 Symbol for the element helium ( 2)

479 Loathsome ( 4)

481 Golf ball support ( 3)

483 Decay ( 3)

484 Reset, abbr. ( 2)

485 Hallucinogenic drug used in new trials to treat adult ADHD ( 3) 486 Regarding, abbr. ( 2)

487 Needle- shaped, as pine leaves ( 7)

489 Bro's counterpart ( 3)

491 Price ( 4)

493 Tina ___ turned 50 ( 3)

495 A triathlon of running, swimming and cycling ( 7)

497 Opposite of yes ( 2)

498 Popular expression, showing a lack of interest ( 3)

499 ___ Tyler Moore got her own show 50 yrs ago ( 4)

501 Spheres ( 4)

502 A Thai unit of measurement ( 2)

503 Steals ( 5)

505 Operating system, abbr. ( 2)

507 Yellow, Black or Red ( 3)

508 An address assigned to every computer connected to a network ( 2) 509 Regrets only, abbr. ( 2)

511 Latin word found in footnotes ( 4)

513 District attorney, abbr. ( 2)

514 A bomb deployed in ways other than traditional military action ( 3) 515 Transactions per second, abbr. ( 3)

517 Schulz comic strip that ended 20 yrs ago ( 7)

519 Someone who imitates another's dress or ideas ( 7)

520 Varieties ( 5)

522 Baseball Hall of Famer ___ Morgan died at 77 ( 3)

524 A lacrosse league in North America ( 3)

525 A sea that is an arm of the Mediterranean ( 6)

528 Sense of self ( 3)

529 Chris Hemsworth said he'll be back as ___ in upcoming superhero film ( 4)

530 A restroom in the U. K. ( 3)

532 ___ vera ( 4)

534 Nanosecond, abbr. ( 2)

535 International sporting event postponed ( 8)

537 Emmy's best drama series ( 10)

540 Show that swept all comedic Emmy categories ( 7,5)

544 Oscar's best film of the year ( 8)

547 10 actress __ Derek is about to become a senior citizen ( 2)

549 This catch phrase turned 25: __ infinity and beyond ( 2)

550 Regional sports network, abbr. ( 3)

551 A smaller- sized newspaper ( 7)

552 ___ Eliot's Cats was adapted into a movie ( 2)

553 Clears after expenses ( 4)

555 Occupational therapist, abbr. ( 2)

556 Opposite of NW on a compass ( 2)

558 Music genre popular at raves ( 3)

560 Joaquin ___ won Oscar's best actor ( 7)

563 Identify ( 4)

564 India's Mayurakshi River is also known by this name ( 3)

565 Card game in the rummy family ( 7)

568 The Social Contract philosopher ( 8)

570 Internal rate of return, abbr. ( 3)

572 Morning ( 2)

573 Back muscle, for short ( 3)

575 Pa's counterpart ( 2)

576 Early 20th- century art movement ( 4)

579 Pirate's call ( 2)

580 Preposition used in expressing location ( 2)

581 Slang term for government- employed man ( 1- 3)

583 Name of the remote control buggy in Toy Story ( 2)

584 Beatle who turned 80 ( 5,5)

586 Legendary musician shot outside The Dakota 40 yrs ago ( 4,6) 588 Tiny European country became 1st in world to make all public transit free ( 10)

590 Mel Gibson award- winning film released 25 yrs ago ( 10)

593 Short snooze ( 3)

595 Wedding vow reply: I __ ( 2)

597 Video- based social site almost banned in U. S. ( 6)

598 Los Angeles ___ were World Series champs ( 7)

599 Dirty Harry actor turned 90 ( 5,8)

600 Black Panther's Chadwick ___ died of cancer ( 7)

601 Dunphy sitcom ___ Family ended ( 6)

Down

1 Kansas City ___ won the Super Bowl ( 6)

2 Flowers found blooming on Alcatraz 30 yrs ago ( 5)

3 Tidiest ( 7)

5 Dutch ___ Disease continued to spread in N. America ( 3)

6 ___ Milne 1st wrote about Winnie- the- Pooh in a newspaper 95 yrs ago ( 2)

7 Each day, 500 million of these social media messages are sent out ( 6)

8 Run off to wed ( 5)

10 A computer larger than a laptop ( 7)

11 Impulsive part of our psyche ( 2)

12 Scientists debated if this planet showed signs of micro- organ isms ( 5)

13 Supermodel Campbell turned 50 ( 5)

14 Actor ___ Pacino turned 80 ( 2)

15 Outback birds ( 4)

16 Pickling liquid ( 5)

17 Keanu Reeves 1st appeared as this Matrix character 21 yrs ago ( 3) 18 A funeral song or lament ( 5)

19 Indefinite article ( 2)

20 India's time zone ( 3)

22 A prenatal test ( 5)

23 Real Housewives' ___ Jayne got a Broadway role ( 5)

24 Adhesive tape invented 90 yrs ago ( 6)

25 Exposing food to direct heat ( 8)

27 Right away ( 11)

28 Charging too much ( 11)

30 Whales that started ramming boats near Spain ( 5)

32 Heart lead singer ___ Wilson turned 70 ( 3)

34 Not applicable, abbr. ( 2)

35 Down's opposite ( 2)

38 Shakespeare wrote Much __ About Nothing more than 400 yrs ago ( 3)

42 A puzzle solved for amusement or to exercise the mind ( 11) 43 Financial debts and obligations ( 11)

48 Colorado resort town changing its affordable housing rules ( 5) 49 A complete, ready- to- go product or service ( 7)

50 Marketing abbr. for Go No Go ( 3)

52 Paddle ( 3)

55 Groomed oneself carefully ( 7)

56 A key staff member in hospitals ( 2)

58 Come to light ( 6)

59 Computer- generated imagery, abbr. ( 3)

60 Michael Jordan daughter, who gave interviews about her dad ( 7)

61 Steve ___ became head coach of the Brooklyn Nets ( 4) 62 Easily broken ( 7)

66 Greek fable writer ( 5)

67 Matures ( 4)

69 Plural, abbr. ( 2)

71 A substance of no fixed shape, especially a liquid ( 5) 73 Confidential informant, abbr. ( 2)

76 Reunion attendee ( 4)

77 Plunder ( 7)

78 Dishonorable discharge, abbr. ( 2)

80 An elevated railroad ( 2)

81 State south of ND ( 2)

82 A casual hello ( 2)

83 Beverage 1st canned 85 yrs ago ( 4)

85 Department that keeps computer systems functioning ( 2) 86 Word repeated over and over in Deck the Halls ( 2) 87 Romaine ___ was linked to e. coli outbreak ( 7)

88 Where the fingers are located ( 4)

90 A film about the making of Citizen ___ was released ( 4) 91 Breakfast staple ( 3)

95 Explores deeply ( 6)

99 Texting abbr. for real life ( 2)

101 One of Gibson's electric guitar models ( 2)

104 Bad day for Caesar ( 4)

105 Strong adhesive tape ( 4,4)

106 Earthquake hit this state in July ( 6)

108 A food catcher, fastened around the neck ( 3)

110 A Kipling poem published 110 yrs ago ( 2)

112 Pester ( 6)

113 Poison ivy woe ( 4)

114 Hollywood icon & Spartacus actor died at 103 ( 4,7)

117 Soft ___ silk ( 2)

119 Raises a glass ( 6)

122 Negatory ( 2)

123 A cola co. founded in 1905 ( 2)

126 Fresh Off The ___ debuted 5 yrs ago ( 4)

127 The Gambler singer died in March ( 5,6)

129 One of Cirque du Soleil's shows stopped due to COVID ( 2) 131 Stalk ( 4)

133 Types data into a computer ( 6)

135 A cognac cocktail ( 7)

136 Authentic ( 7)

139 The symbol for dysprosium ( 2)

141 The ringing of bells ( 5)

143 Tyke ( 3)

145 Ripped ( 4)

147 Be quiet ( 2)

150 Attempt ( 3)

151 Phobos, to Mars ( 4)

152 Building full of shops ( 4)

154 Fresh Prince of ___- Air cast did a reunion ( 3) 156 Representative, abbr. ( 3)

159 Income before depreciation, abbr. ( 3)

161 Glasses prescriptions include an OD and an __ notation ( 2) 162 Two cases of this plague were confirmed in Mongolia ( 7) 164 Everyone ( 3)

165 Sketch ( 4)

166 It's on your cereal ( 4)

167 Symbol for the element thallium ( 2)

168 ___ Jeter voted into Hall of Fame ( 5)

170 A former partner ( 2)

171 One of 24 similar, curved bones in the body ( 3)

173 ___ and needles ( 4)

175 Basic monetary unit of Latvia ( 4)

177 Chick's sound ( 4)

178 A 4th and 5th instalment of Keanu Reeves' John ___ was an nounced ( 4)

179 Relatives ( 3)

182 Band booking ( 3)

184 Give as an example ( 4)

186 Leaves, takes off ( 4)

187 ___ Pitt won the Oscar for best supporting actor ( 4)

188 Utter a command abruptly ( 4)

189 Ooh and ___ ( 3)

191 Makes pastries, cookies, etc. ( 5)

193 Battering wind ( 4)

195 Floppy ___ invented about 50 yrs ago ( 4)

197 Agreement ( 4)

199 Morning moisture ( 3)

200 Butterfly catcher ( 3)

201 Kaput ( 4)

202 Actress/ comedian ___ Lynch turned 60 ( 4)

203 Night's opposite ( 3)

204 Someone who watches kids for money, often a teenager ( 6) 206 A crater on the moon; or, a loch in Scotland ( 3)

207 New dino relative of T___ identified ( 3)

209 Floated, up and down in water ( 6)

211 Surprise attack ( 4)

213 Baby talk for thank you ( 2)

215 Extend credit ( 4)

216 It equals 1,760 yards ( 4)

217 ___ Gronkowski came out of football retirement ( 3)

219 The program that takes newspapers into classrooms ( 3) 221 Astronomers discovered new pulsating ___ ( 4)

223 Ship hazard in icy waters ( 4)

225 The ' U' in Law & Order: SVU ( 4)

227 Newly industrializing economies, abbr. ( 4)

229 A South African war ( 4)

230 Billboard's top artist was ___ Malone ( 4)

231 Roman robe ( 4)

232 Hogwarts librarian Pince ( 4)

235 A large motorhome is one ( 2)

236 What goes around comes around ( 5)

238 Female deer, plural ( 4)

240 ___ Leblanc confirmed he was doing the Friends reunion ( 4) 241 Borscht vegetable ( 4)

242 Steve Harvey became ___ of Family Feud 10 yrs ago ( 4) 243 An island paradise the Kardashians infamously visited this year ( 4,4)

244 Musical finale ( 4)

247 They fly in V formations ( 5)

249 What you pay to a landlord ( 4)

251 Italian money ( 4)

252 Smooth and even ( 4)

253 Stop ( 4)

254 A pound, abbr. ( 2)

255 Domesticated ( 4)

256 An organized military force ( 4)

257 Elevator alternative ( 6)

259 When a plane is due to land, abbr. ( 3)

261 Qatar's capital ( 4)

263 Interlocking toy block co. pulled its Facebook ads ( 4)

264 Queue ( 4)

265 Home rental co. banned Halloween parties ( 6)

266 Coca-___ is cutting its brands by 40% ( 4)

267 A type of air gun that shoots ball projectiles ( 2)

268 Got older ( 4)

269 Netflix show about Joe Exotic was a hit ( 5,4)

270 Newspaper opinion piece is an __- ed ( 2)

271 Yellow ___ protests continued ( 4)

273 Legal ( 7)

275 It is incumbent on someone to do something ( 7)

277 Enticed ( 7)

278 The Real Housewives of ___ turned 10 ( 2)

281 Space Force launched its first ___ ( 9)

283 Big ___ is a golf club, named after a howitzer ( 6)

284 Leg bone ( 5)

286 Perhaps ( 5)

288 Disappearing phone features ( 5)

289 Corporate department that brings in revenue ( 5)

290 Abbr. for Area of Operations, in the military ( 2)

291 Dance style full of shuffles and flaps ( 3)

294 To __ or not to be ( 2)

296 Racket ( 3)

298 Honey, bumble or killer ( 3)

299 ___- la- la ( 3)

300 Jewel ( 3)

302 Tip off ( 4)

303 Sprint ( 4)

306 Yoko ___ handed her biz interests over to her son ( 3)

307 Bong Joon ___ was Oscar's best director ( 2)

308 A biological group of similar creatures ( 7)

313 Give off ( 4)

315 Bug ( 6)

317 Glee star ___ Rivera died in boating accident ( 4)

321 A super- powered fictional dinosaur also known as Old Lace ( 2) 323 High- flying toy, with a tail ( 4)

324 Kim Kardashian has ___ named Sushi and Sake ( 4)

326 October birthstone ( 4)

328 Harry and Meghan quit the ___ family ( 5)

329 Engrave, especially on metal, glass or stone ( 4)

331 Rummy, fish or solitaire ( 4,4)

333 Buffalo ( 5)

334 Spicy cuisine from the bayou ( 5)

335 Space Launch System, abbr. ( 3)

336 At the pumps: ___ ' er up! ( 4)

337 Follow a melody with your voice ( 4)

338 Display ( 4)

340 Elder or alder ( 4)

343 The symbol for the chemical element silver ( 2)

344 Original Mouseketeer Bonni ___ Kern passed at age 79 ( 3)

346 The __ boy sandwich started in Louisiana ( 2)

347 Physician's title ( 2)

350 Actor Gosling turned 40 ( 4)

351 Gave temporarily ( 4)

352 Walked upon ( 4)

354 The ___ A Sketch toy turned 60 ( 4)

356 Expression of mild disappointment ( 2)

359 Give the slip to ( 5)

361 One who copies another ( 8)

363 Initials of famous director who delayed release of new West Side Story ( 2)

364 Handed- down history ( 4)

365 Ringlet ( 4)

366 Good, long bath ( 4)

368 Boutique ( 4)

370 ___ Tebow married Miss Universe 2017 ( 3)

371 The Peach State, abbr. ( 2)

372 Symbol for ytterbium ( 2)

375 Where science experiments occur ( 3)

376 The companion to knife and spoon ( 4)

377 Enlist in ( 4)

379 Ran away ( 4)

381 Great horned, snowy and barn ( 4)

383 A village in this European country gave away homes for free ( 5) 385 Onion relative ( 4)

388 Kidney, fava or lima ( 4)

389 Muscle quality ( 4)

390 Pottery oven ( 4)

392 Distinctive flair ( 4)

394 A fancy fabric ( 4)

395 Swab ( 3)

396 A carved or cast figure ( 6)

398 This star of The Jerk turned 75 ( 5,6)

399 Chronic kidney disease, abbr. ( 3) 400 Successor, especially to a throne ( 4)

401 Terrarium plant ( 4)

402 Laura ___ said she'd appear in Jurassic Park sequel ( 4)

403 Robs ( 6)

405 Get ready ( 4)

407 Leavened flatbread, popular in Indian cuisine ( 4)

409 Gardener's spring purchase ( 4)

410 Cartoon about this prehistoric family 1st aired 60 yrs ago ( 11) 412 ___ Flanders lives next door to The Simpsons ( 3)

413 Reality show Storage ___ debuted 10 yrs ago ( 4)

414 ___ Stars started its 17th season ( 4)

415 The fin on top of a fish ( 6)

416 Take aggressive action ( 6)

418 After- bath powder ( 4)

420 Romanov ruler ( 4)

423 School dining halls ( 10)

424 Super Bowl was played at ___ Rock Stadium ( 4)

425 Busy airport ( 3)

426 Bean used to make miso ( 4)

428 A feeling of relaxation from anxiety or distress ( 6)

430 Fossil found of T- Rex attacking this dino ( 11)

432 ___ of Capri, or of Man ( 4)

433 A unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter ( 6)

435 Dallas ___ were defeated in Stanley Cup finals ( 5)

436 Hi or lo ___ photos ( 3)

437 You fry eggs in this ( 3)

438 Buildings for airplanes ( 7)

439 Real Housewives ___ Giudice finalized her divorce ( 6)

441 A variety of a dark wine grape from France ( 6)

443 Something that doesn't work ( 3)

446 Drop from the eye ( 4)

448 Course of medication intended to replace estrogen ( 3)

449 Black gold ( 3)

450 Coal container ( 3)

451 Women whose husbands have died ( 6)

453 Gym set ( 4)

455 A large group of people or things ( 4)

457 Plant that felines love ( 6)

460 Prefix with night or day ( 3)

461 Hair piece ( 3)

466 Artificial Intelligence, abbr. ( 2)

468 It's measured with a thermometer ( 11)

471 Cigarette's end ( 3)

473 Merkel said she'd stand down as leader in this country next year ( 4,7)

475 A French article ( 2)

476 The oldest ___ in Maasai Mara Game Reserve died ( 4) 480 Fabrication ( 3)

482 Electronic arts, abbr. ( 2)

485 ___ Zeppelin disbanded 40 yrs ago ( 3)

486 Egyptian sun god ( 2)

488 Radio that all truckers once used ( 2)

489 Fly high ( 4)

490 Building material ( 6)

492 Also ( 3)

494 Person with a mike ( 5)

496 Texting shorthand for No Reply ( 2)

498 Where flour is made ( 4)

499 Wise men who went to Bethlehem ( 4)

500 Hankering ( 3)

503 ___ Dicaprio was again nominated for Oscar's best actor award ( 8)

504 Street, abbr. ( 2)

506 One who watches an event ( 9)

507 A wooden post, with a point at one end ( 5)

510 Former football star found not guilty of murder 25 yrs ago ( 2) 512 Types include A, B and O ( 5)

513 The distance from the surface to the bottom of a pool ( 5) 516 Sheriff's group, enforcing the law ( 5)

517 Snapshot ( 5)

518 Slipped ( 4)

519 Terra ___ ( 5)

521 Nay's opposite ( 3)

523 The lonely number ( 3)

525 FM'S counterpart on radio ( 2)

526 A skin condition ( 6)

527 Protrude ( 3)

528 Electrical conductivity, abbr. ( 2)

529 Seventh note of a scale ( 2)

531 Extra time, after regulation play ( 2)

533 Driving ___ Daisy was Oscar's best film 30 yrs ago ( 4)

536 Rocky's casual greeting ( 2)

538 An outline, especially of an irregular shape ( 7)

539 Serial number, abbr. ( 2)

540 Musher's transport ( 4)

541 Trendy ( 3)

542 A web feed ( 3)

543 Bambi's aunt ( 3)

545 Pooh's kangaroo friend ( 3)

546 The years between 12 and 20 ( 7)

547 Giant blast hit this Lebanese city in Aug. ( 6)

548 3.141 ( 2)

554 ___ Raider announced a sequel ( 4)

557 Pop star Timberlake about to turn 40 ( 6)

559 Election protests hit this Belarus capital ( 5)

560 Marketing item given away for free ( 5)

561 A pledge ( 4)

562 One size bigger than L ( 2)

564 Arcade game Pac-___ released 40 yrs ago ( 3)

565 Doctrine ( 5)

566 Apprehend ( 3)

567 Engine supercharger ( 5)

568 Part of a cell nucleus ( 3)

569 A hypothetical ordinary man, Joe ___ ( 5)

571 Symbol for the chemical element Roentgenium ( 2)

574 Backstreet Boy __ Mclean appeared on Dancing With the Stars ( 2) 575 Breakfast, lunch or dinner ( 4)

577 ___ Hathaway said she'll star in upcoming film about Sesame Street ( 4)

578 Swiss peaks ( 4)

579 A heavy- edged cutting tool ( 2)

582 Diva's song ( 4)

585 City called off its 2021 Carnival due to pandemic ( 3)

587 The Flying ___ ended 50 yrs ago ( 3)

589 Cow's sound ( 3)

591 The Old Dominion state, abbr. ( 2)

592 Example, abbr. ( 2)

594 A group to assist alcoholics, started 85 yrs ago ( 2)

596 You and me ( 2)