FRIDAY CROSSWORD

Across

1 Blood relative? 6 Like a WiFi enabled toaster 11 Storage acronym 14 “Always Innovating” infomercial brand 15 Pointed, in a way 16 AQI monitor 17 *Teachers who demand perfect asanas? 19 High pts. 20 Acrylic alternative 21 California’s Big __ 22 Word with hot or fine 23 Semi 24 *Blogs and newsletters about raising a family? 27 Gets 29 Notable time 30 Wickerwork 31 Fancy-free adventures 33 Willing subject? 34 City on the Rhine 37 Recital pieces 38 Confirmed, in a way 40 Farm machine 43 Exactly right 44 Mike and __ 45 Inbox clogger 49 *Lion or tiger in the National Zoo? 51 Mendes of “Girl in Progress” 52 Actress Cheryl 53 Hägar creator Browne 54 Area that’s far from a strike zone 57 Inventor Whitney 58 *Ocean predator taking whatever comes its way? 60 Summer along the Seine 61 “SNL” alum Cheri 62 Nightingale, notably 63 Sci-fi/fantasy publisher whose logo is a mountain peak 64 Velvety garden flower 65 Extra, and a twoword hint to the answers to the starred clues

Down

1 Young chickens 2 Coin that’s for the birds? 3 Order from Captain Picard 4 Many a “We’ve suspended your account” text 5 Pandora’s box remnant 6 Benchmark: Abbr. 7 Oppressive atmospheres 8 Per __ 9 Go back over 10 XFL scores 11 Like some skill building classes 12 Joins 13 Treatments that many are prone to enjoy? 18 Bull on a glue bottle 22 Life guides 25 Synagogue structure 26 Shot not allowed in some pool halls 28 Came down hard? 32 __ nothing 34 After-school lineup 35 Entrance 36 Less liable to last 39 23andMe’s stock in trade 40 Quarrels 41 Pseudonym letters 42 Free 46 “Hoist with his own __”: Hamlet 47 Unwilling 48 Prominent 50 Compare 55 Sch. where John McCain is buried 56 Dull sound 58 Custodial need 59 Handy initials

Solutions to both crosswords will appear in Sunday’s paper.