PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

ACROSS

1. Step #1: Look down?

6. Step #2: Gone from the coop

11. Crunchy morning bowlful

13. First part of a man’s memoir, maybe

15. Became yellow, as a pear 16. Mexican’s directional term for the U.S. (2,5)

17. Spacebar neighbour on a PC

18. Putin’s place

20. Utility bill units: Abbr.

21. Step #3: Isn’t dammed up 23. Winning tic-tac-toe line 24. Get ___ on the knuckles (1,3)

25. Banks in the beauty biz

26. Step #4: Heeds a “ritardando,” in music

28. Mozart’s “___ fan tutte”

29. Chopped, on “Chopped” 31. Step #5: Casino token eaters

32. Religion suffix, often

35. Disc thrown back and forth

38. Selfish-sounding audio brand

39. Step #6: Spies in a crowd 41. Facial reaction to pain

43. Skye of “Say Anything...” 44. Step #7: Barbeque spindles 46. Finally lose it

50. Trampled, with “on”

51. Get an ___ a test (do great) (1,2)

52. Step #8: Malice mate in a card game

53. “Evita” setting: Abbr.

54. Not be shy in choir (4,3) 57. Milk or egg container: Abbr. 58. Piece of clothing

60. Enter unlawfully (5,2) 62. Enjoying two-gether time? (2,1,4)

63. Abolitionists’ target

64. Step #9: Biblical “hit”

65. Final step: Upside-down 1-Across

DOWN

1. Like girly-girl garb

2. NBA trophy hoister, 2019 3. It precedes “Blast off!” 4. Policy pros

5. N.Y. Met or L.A. Dodger, for short

6. Large manuscript pages 7. Country singer Loretta 8. “What have we here!” 9. Area to tinker on a project 10. Be efficient with, as time (3,5)

11. Join skin surgically

12. Gator tail?

13. Positioned under

14. Hate with a passion

19. Transition suggested by this puzzle’s steps (4,5)

22. Bread roll?

24. Often-torn knee part, briefly

26. Face of a TV: Abbr.

27. It might ring a tourist’s neck

30. Uncertainties

31. Triple ___ (orange liqueur)

32. “Did we get the green light?” (2,2,1,2)

33. Fur pouches on kilts

34. Personal lettering, as on towels

36. Two-___ (small-time) 37. Naval rank below Lt.

40. Danson of the “Fargo” series

42. Clairvoyant’s claim, for short

44. Singer Buffy ___-Marie 45. Bridge: It.

47. 9-metre round landmark in Sudbury

48. Non-need for a nudist 49. Canadian swim champ Oleksiak

52. Kettle emanation

54. Do an usher’s job

55. Delivery room docs: Abbr.

56. Dot com addresses

59. Nero’s 1501

61. Prefix meaning “bird”