CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Across

1 35th pres. 4 Smaller-than-life depiction 8 Larger-than-life creations

15 Spleen

16 Hilo shindig

17 Put into play

18 “The Shape of Water” director 21 Construction __ 22 Below 71-Across 23 “Frontline” network

24 What a pursuer seeks to narrow 28 Evergreen shrubs 31 Meat on a stick 33 English “L’chaim!” 36 Pack animal 39 “Gimme the skinny!”

42 Stiff

43 Snapchat marketing expert, in modern lingo

46 Northern Iraqis 47 Below 71-Across 48 Virtual-city denizen

49 __ column 51 Cabbage in a French café? 53 Long trip

56 Old tankard metal 59 Suffix for but61 Rolling rock? 63 High pair

65 “Watch your mouth!” 71 Garden-variety, and a hint to what’s hidden in 18-, 43- and 65-Across

72 Below 71-Across 73 In bygone days 74 __ status

75 Ward with awards 76 Explosive stuff Down 1 Lively dances

2 __ Roll-ups

3 Urban of country 4 Not well 5 Numberless type of ball

6 Pole in a lock 7 Indifferent

8 Chest material

9 Like some wonders 10 Lebron’s team, on scoreboards

11 World Series mo. 12 Corner quartet, perhaps

13 Balkan native 14 Altar words 19 Welsh national emblem

20 Cheer for a banderillero

25 Have one’s chance to speak

26 Genesis victim 27 Conceals, in a way 29 Stylist’s braid 30 Others, in Latin 32 French flag couleur 34 Island nation whose flag has a Union Jack on it 35 Dutch cheese 36 Seeks permission 37 Common stock option?

38 Bartleby, notably 40 “__ delighted!” 41 Hold higher, as a baby bottle

44 License fig. 45 Swiss river 50 Spanish soccer association that means “the league” 52 Command to Fido 54 Bench mallet 55 Christmas __ 57 Conspicuous display

58 Hold sway 59 Savage of “Myth

Busters”

60 Super star

62 Roadie’s haul

64 Stain

66 Prefix with angle or athlete 67 Noir weapon

68 Fair-hiring initials

69 Co. that bought Netscape in

1999

70 Food service trade org.