The Daily Crossword
ACROSS
1 Pea sheller’s
discard
4 Infatuate
9 Stands up to
14 “To say they __ I dare not be so bold”: Shakespeare
15 Notable time
period
16 Chew noisily
17 *Native American
ritual
19 Bit part
20 Drinks with steep
prices?
21 Most populous
NATO country
23 Major-leaguer
24 Longish skirt
25 *Cut from the short
loin
29 Light baked dish 31 With resolve
32 Econ. measure
33 Peignoir trim
35 Secondhand
36 *Finish loads of
work?
39 W/o delay
41 Brain section
42 Lack of continuity 45 Starts to come out
of one’s shell
48 Vacation spots
50 *Rust-oleum
product
52 Restraining
order
53 Cleveland
NBAER
54 Org. that accepts
returns 55 Opera set in Egypt that debuted in Cairo
56 Come to light
59 Evasive maneuvering, and what can literally be found in the answers to the starred clues
63 Take it easy
64 Laura Linney
Netflix series
65 Feasted on
66 Caught some z’s 67 Old TV parts
68 __ of averages
DOWN
1 “As __ my last
email ... “
2 Formal discourse 3 Shriveled
4 Some twins
5 AQI monitor
6 Sir Carter, to
Beyoncé
7 Happen
8 Project that must
be defended
9 Net-neutrality
regulatory org.
10 Cry with a finger
snap
11 Vie
12 “Promising Young Woman” writer/ director Fennell 13 Eerie
18 Innocent
22 Well-chosen
24 Sprinkle that adds
umami, for short 25 Louver part 26 __ support
27 Makes soaking wet 28 Derriere
30 Potter character
34 Slithery fish
36 Gillian’s role on
“The X-files”
37 Shabby
38 Provide job
support?
39 Clothes
40 Overly submissive 42 Not done all at
once
43 Donald Glover series set in the South
44 L.A. winter
hrs. 45 Awards for Hunt and Hunter
46 Global news
agcy.
47 Polly-syllabic pet? 49 One of Pittsburgh’s
three rivers
51 Automaker named for a Japanese river
55 Sacred chests
57 Drain
58 Office contact no. 60 Arrest
61 “__ you quite
through?”
62 Drops on
the grass