Crossword Edited by Will Shortz
ACROSS
1 Confidence
7 In the same
quantity
13 Snake on a limb
14 Bubbles on a
beach
16 Members of the
genus Vespa
17 “Answer the
simple question!”
18 Genre associated with guyliner and black nail polish
19 Sword go-withs
21 Word with sock
or duck
22 Oklahoma’s ___
Air Force Base
24 Alma mater for Martin Scorsese and Lady Gaga, in brief
25 Word used when making a choice, maybe 27 Where the five most widely practiced religions originated
28 “I can help!”
30 Controls
31 Comforting touch
33 French holy title:
Abbr.
35 Valentine’s Day exchanges … or what this puzzle’s shaded areas are?
40 Witch
42 Actress Wong
43 Achievements for Andrew Lloyd Webber and Elton John, colloquially
46 Yammered 47 Like the blue
side, in brief
48 Audacity 49 ___ training (requirement for H.S. graduation in most states)
50 “Have you heard
back yet?”
53 Did a marathon,
say
54 Puddle producer
56 21, say
57 Bench press muscles, informally
58 Connected, as a
bathroom
60 Used a little of, as someone else’s speaking time
62 Role in a game of
Taboo
63 Final watcher?
64 Dog tag wearers,
in brief
65 Sister channel of
QVC
66 Part of GPS:
Abbr. 67 Hosp. locales 1 Chamomile and cedarwood, for two
2 Popular Italian beer
3 ___ Cariou, Broadway’s original Sweeney Todd
4 Like many bodybuilders, according to B.M.I. alone
5 Fan of the flame?
6 Sink components
7 ___ seeker
DOWN
8 Pit, e.g. 9 Fancy billiards
shot
10 Sci-fi sky sighting 11 Popular Mexican beer 12 Submit 13 Resource for
service members, colloquially
15 Styles 20 Potato part
23 “Scarface”
26 Come into view 28 Salt Lake City
athlete
29 Playful suffix for
“best”
32 Vegan salon
brand
34 High schoolers,
typically
35 Walk-ups, often
36 Feathery
perennial
37 Kagan on the
Court
38 Intervals
39 Italian city known
for its limoncello 40 Allison Janney’s role on “The West Wing”
41 Easter Island
44 Serial performer
45 Self-driving cars
have lots of these
51 Post-its, e.g.
52 “Glad you noticed
our hard work”
55 Some Greek
letters
57 Insta post
59 Kinda sorta
61 Sister of Helios