CROSSWORD PUZZLE |
ACROSS
1 Actress Gilbert of “The Big Bang Theory” 5 “Lucky Jim” author 9 “Be silent,” in scores 14 Stagecraft aid 15 Email category 16 House 17 App opener 18 Director Preminger 19 66-Across, e.g. 20 Competition among insects? 23 2000NBAMVP 24 Part of ENT 25 Cartesian conclusion 28 Pit stuff 29 Rule by generations of insects? 34 City north of Memphis 35 “The Lord of the Rings” actor 36 Brand once pitched by Garfield, oddly 39 Fabric-dyeing technique 42 “¿Cómo __?” 43 Macy’s competitor 45 Minneapolis suburb 47 Tiny but impressive insect? 50 One on first? 53 “__ tu”: Verdi aria 54 Fairy queen of folklore 55 Bee-related 57 Deceptiveness of insects? 62 Gathered intelligence 64 Israeli carrier 65 Stagecraft arrangements 66 Barclays Center, for one 67 Barclays Center team 68 Cherry or pear 69 Inclined to ramble 70 Stun, in a way 71 In __: aligned
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1 Peg in a cask 2 One of two tarot card groups 3 Small-space renter 4 Sleep disorder 5 Starting 6 “Breaking Bad” contraband 7 Enthusiastic about 8 Saved 9 Greek restaurant 10 Help badly? 11 Is made up 12 Vanderbilt domain 13 Where many a drive begins 21 Memorable first name in Olympic gymnastics 22 Vote against 26 Arguing 27 Mimic on a perch 30 Pen part 31 Coach Parseghian 32 Tribal symbol 33 Whaling, say 34 Ireland’s largest county 36 Tennis legend 37 Lascivious look 38 Binky 40 Uganda’s Amin 41 Modeling enthusiast’s purchase 44 Eventually 46 Picked-up 48 Runway safety org. 49 Away 50 Vintage locale 51 Hurry 52 “Hold on” 56 Ones that have infested four puzzle answers 58 Advance 59 Court bargaining chip 60 “Darn!” 61 Otherwise 62 Adage 63 Ace