THE DAILY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 “Antiques Roadshow” network
4 Sudden burst of
activity
8 Seeks an answer 12 People who are not prone to infatuations, informally
14 In the past
15 Mown path
17 Improper etiquette at a social gathering 19 Company newbie 20 Customary routine 21 Pot cover
23 Fat in tamale
dough
24 Confident way to solve newspaper puzzles
25 Aristocrat
27 Actor Jeong
28 Biol. or geol.
30 __ de mer
31 Korean automaker 32 Jason’s ship, in
Greek mythology 34 Sport-__: versatile
vehicle
36 Zipped
38 Romantic outing 41 Image problem,
for short
43 General on a
Chinese menu
44 Ocean predator that sleeps with one eye open
48 Chum
49 Faux __
51 Sports drink suffix 53 Shade tree
54 Biography
57 Take, as advice
59 Actor Alda 60Meadow mama
61 Pique, as interest 62 Accent on “señor” 64 Newspaper’s attention-getters, and what both words in 17-, 25-, 38- and 54-Across can do
66 Job seeker’s
success
67 Home to billions
of people
68 Celebratory suffix 69 Fleeting trends
70 Time period
71 Farm enclosure
DOWN
1 Dusting on deviled eggs
2 No-__: easy decision
3 Doing some laundry prep
4 “ur hilarious!”
5 Mattel game with 108 cards
6 Light boat in a regatta
7 Balloon gas
8 Fire pit residue
9 Gloppy fare
10 Singalong activity at a bar
11 Drug type banned
by most pro sports 13 Leave speechless 16 Ibsen’s “__ Gabler” 18 Himalayan
bovines
22 Prayer opening
25 Small taste
26 Yawn-inducing
29 Bargainbasement
33 Like 2025, but not
2024
35 Doc who treats
sinusitis
37 Exec concerned
with data security 39 Tablet downloads 40 “If you ask me ... “
41 Courtroom figure who says “All rise!”
42 Cloverlike crop
45 Optimizes, as an
engine
46 Most near
47 Political pardon 48 Student of
Socrates
50 “You think I care?” 52 Noble title
55 Phased out
56 Elle portrayer in
“Legally Blonde” 58 Pageboy, for one 61 Genesis man
63 Busy hosp. areas 65 Yoga ball filler