CROSSWORD PUZZLE |
Across
1 Retina 5K computer 5 Pet collar clip-on 10 Theme park with a geodesic dome 15 Bite
16 Bête __
17 Place to get clean 18 Medication unit 19 Crooner who cowrote the “Chestnuts roasting ... “song
20 Swim events 21 Holiday song whose first line ends, “come sailing in” 24 Pooh’s dour friend 25 Leader with a dotedu address
26 Brief “If only I could unhear that ... “29 2018 US Open winner Osaka 32 Inductee 34 Personal 37 Marathoner’s woes
40 One for the road? 41 Holiday song first recorded by Gene Autry
45 “The Nutcracker” skirt
46 Like some owls 47 Cottonelle layer 48 Jumps in
51 Apply to 53 Nonprofit aid gp. 54 Opera set in Egypt 57 Curtains 61 Holiday song based on a traditional German folk song 65 Storybook pachyderm
67 Pens
68 __ Kong
69 “Home Alone” actress Catherine 70 Line dance 71 French friend 72 Area component 73 Ready to pour 74 What 21-, 41- or 61-Across is ... and, phonetically, a curiously apt common feature of those answers
Down
1 Many a low-budget flick
2 Reindeer cousin 3 Analyze
4 Ponder
5 On paper
6 Spot for a wreath 7 Hankook product 8 Like bodyguards 9 “Six __ a-laying ... “10 Valuable fur 11 Sound often not allowed? 12 Celebratory gesture 13 Granola kernel 14 MLB playoffs broadcaster 22 Stretch of land 23 Holiday roast 27 Heavy __
28 Wry twist
30 “Do the __!” 31 Texting qualifier 33 Gaping hole 34 Quite a lot 35 Squeezed (out) 36 Decently 38 Where the Amazon begins 39 Nine-digit IDS 42 Mystery writer Grafton
43 Rush job phrase 44 Fragrances 49 Really spirited 50 Title for Patrick Stewart 52 Eponymous hot dog guy Handwerker 55 Summer songs? 56 __ Martin: British car
58 Ad
59 Choice start 60 Jason of “The Muppets” 62 E-commerce icon 63 Color variant 64 Huge opening? 65 Present prettifier 66 Sashimi choice