CROSSWORD PUZZLE |
ACROSS
1 Britannica ref. 4 Singer LuPone 9 Baseball hat 12 Classic grape soda 14 Sarge’s command 15 Put into play 16 Advice columnists Ann and Abby, e.g. (AL Central) 18 “If I may digress ...,” in texts 19 Sprinted 20 Jackie’s Ari 22 __ one’s time: didn’t rush 23 Sharp-tasting 24 King’s tenure 27 Tiered Asian temple 30 Apt.’s sleeping area 33 “Bro!” 35 Hitch, as a ride 36 Commit perjury 37 Monarch’s selfreferential plural pronoun (AL Central) 39 Shop __ you drop 40 “The Giant” of wrestling 42 Food for hogs 43 “Ohio” quartet, initially 44 St. Peter’s domain 46 “The Lion King” hero 48 Chinese PC giant whose name is partly derived from the Latin for “new” 50 Hertz rival 53 Faddish pursuit, after “all” 55 Carefree antics 58 “The Fault in __ Stars”: 2014 film 59 Pride or greed, e.g. (NL Central) 61 Obtain 62 Neatened (up) 63 Chekov bridgemate, in “Star Trek” 64 GEICO specialties? 65 Little cuts 66 Org. in which the start of five answers is a “central” player
DOWN
1 __’acte: intermission 2 Anovice in 3 Trouser material 4 Kid brother, at times 5 Colony crawler 6 2000s teen drama set in California 7 Rutabaga, e.g. 8 Tryst-confirming words 9 Preteens in a pack (NL Central) 10 Italian wine hub 11 Chapel seats 13 Bring up to speed 14 “__ the season ... “17 Sushi bar drink 21 [Ah, me!] 23 “Furthermore ... “25 Altar promise 26 Five __: burger chain 28 Key with one flat: Abbr. 29 With dexterity 30 “How dull” 31 Enjoy fine food 32 Warnings of serious danger (NL Central) 34 Wells sci-fi race 37 Performs in costume, as a Civil War battle 38 Typist’s meas. 41 KOApatron 43 Nitpicks 45 Consequence of an absence of pain, in an exercise mantra 47 Mexicali’s peninsula 49 “Rigoletto” composer 51 “Towrap up ... “52 Proficiency 53 Frat party garb 54 Tinted 55 Makes haste, old-style 56 Swing voter: Abbr. 57 Cold shoulder 60 Quick swim