THE DAILY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Blue-green
5 Short form of a name that means “merciful”
9 Lass
13 Jessica of “Sin
City”
14 Eta follower
15 Shape the
narrative?
16 *Diner’s entitlement to savory flavor?
18 __ therapy
19 *Reason yellowfin tuna are wallflowers at a school prom?
21 “Easy-peasy”
24 In __ of
25 Contacts list no. 26 NHL great Bobby 27 Little dog
29 Michelin product 31 Planner division 33 Q neighbor
35 Yapped like a dog 36 *Pal who seconds whatever one says?
40 Lopsided
42 Cozy room
43 The Emerald Isle 46 Ill-fated
49 “Need I go on?”
abbr.
51 Sister
52 Pump part
53 Said, informally 55 Roamed freely
57 *Not-very-straight
shooter? 60Half-moon tide
61 Sound added to everyday speech, and what’s been added to create the answers to the starred clues
65 Intl. alliance joined
by Finland in 2023 66 First-year law
students
67 Sunburn soother 68 Pub pours
69 Gift on “The
Bachelor”
70 Gripe
DOWN
1 __ cross
2 Bark beetle target 3 Old hoops gp.
4 Pulitzer-winning
rapper Kendrick
5 Fashionable
6 Pad size
7 Of a particular
culture
8 Country singer
Kathy
9 Bigger than big 10 Naming
11 Heartfelt
12 Girded (oneself) 14 Ozzy Osbourne album in memory of Randy Rhoads 17 “Let’s put a smile on your plate” chain
20 Garment that preserves hair waves
21 This instant 22 Mine find
23 Communicating with pictograms, perhaps
28 Dog’s attentiongetter, maybe
30 Loyal
32 Scottish wedding
garb
34 ebay action
37 Nabe that might
have an H Mart 38 Get the picture
39 Main courses
40 Vehicle’s shark fin,
maybe
41 Uncomfortably
close to home
44 French street 45 Sew up
47 Request, as table
food
48 Los Angeles neighborhood near Reseda
50 Quarterback
Derek
54 Lore
56 Muslim honorific from which “nabob” is derived
58 Wall St. debuts 59 Fr. title for
9-Across
62 Flamenco shout 63 Sushi topper
64 __ Jam Recordings