DAILY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 *“Yes, captain!”
7 Kansas City cuisine, briefly
10 “Quickly!” letters
14 Period of self-care
15 Steal from
16 Greek philosopher known for a paradox
17 “Things are bleak”
18 *“Well, shoot”
20 Like many budget reno projects
21 Aussie greeting
23 Wide variety
24 Underling
25 Little pigs count
27 *Immunotherapy injection
31 Playground game
34 God
35 “Stop pouring”
36 Start of a play
37 Kayaking site 38 Scallion kin
39 Civil rights icon Parks
40 Happily __ after
41 Move, in Realtor lingo
42 Expand, as a highway
43 Dreaming sleep phase, briefly
44 *Plane passenger’s selection 46 “How about that!”
48 Surrender, as territory
49 Janelle of “Moonlight”
51 __ Strauss & Co.
52 Scrabblelike game app, briefly
55 *Director’s “That’s a wrap!”
58 Think highly of
60 “Rhyme Pays” rapper
61 Job on a band’s tour
62 Immersed briefly
63 Some long-lasting bulbs
64 Good Grips kitchenware brand
65 Capital of Greece, or a three-word hint to the answers to the starred clues
DOWN
1 In the thick of
2 Himalayan creature sometimes sought on “Finding Bigfoot”
3 Online crafts marketplace
4 Sis or bro
5 Language that paints mental pictures
6 Kid-lit’s Clifford, notably
7 Donkey sound
8 Decoration on a wrapped present
9 NFL play callers
10 Sky blue
11 Encryption for private messages
12 “My Way” songwriter Paul
13 Small bouquet
19 Musical partner of Rodgers before Hammerstein
22 No place in particular
24 Tosh of reggae
25 NBC singing competition hosted by Carson Daly
26 Fine-tune, as skills
27 Chicago’s __ Planetarium
28 Walk away
29 On the same wavelength
30 Con artist’s aide
32 Hopelessly lost
33 Humongous
36 Come to light
38 Nursery bed
42 “Teamwork makes the dream work!”
44 Smart __: wiseacre
45 Reno’s state
47 Endures
49 Postal delivery
50 __ and for all
51 Danish toy maker
52 Clear, as data
53 Little songbird
54 Govt. agents
56 Sense of self
57 Shoot down
59 Freeway meas.