USA TODAY CROSSWORD

UNDERGROUND

ACROSS

1 “No ifs, ___ or buts!” 5 “If You Are Over Staying ___” (Morgan Parker poem) 9 Ship-related 14 ___ mortals 15 Opposite of odd 16 Deliver a speech 17 Check for typos, e.g. 19 Wall-climbing plants 20 Overly luxurious 21 ___ off (angered) 22 Trudge 23 Not as big 26 “You didn’t need to share that!” 28 “The Darjeeling Limited” director Anderson 30 Greenlights 31 Shower curtain holder 33 Citrus peel 35 In the know 37 Cowboy boot attachment 38 “Thus . . .” 39 Railroad terminal 40 Mustang or Civic, e.g. 41 Word after “martial” or “liberal” 42 Wetland with reeds 43 Prophetic sign 44 “I made a goof!” 45 “For sure” 46 Unadon fish 48 Opposite of post49 Sportscasters’ second looks 52 The “F” of FOMO 54 “Fresh off the ___” (ABC sitcom) 55 World’s largest flatfish 58 Step in a flight 60 Tex-Mex dish in a tortilla bowl 62 Heart rate 63 “the way it seems 2 me . . .” 64 “Spy Kids” actress Hatcher 65 Car wheel connectors 66 ___ pressure 67 “College GameDay” channel

DOWN

1 Sound booster 2 Emperor after Claudius 3 Making a mess of things 4 City where Blackpink was formed 5 “This spells trouble for us!” 6 Easy-Bake ___ (toy) 7 Poet whose surname anagrams to “stake” 8 Conclusion 9 Books such as “White Teeth” and “Beloved” 10 Disney princess who calls a fork a “dinglehopper” 11 “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” spinoff 12 Had some tofu 13 “___ Miserables” 18 Go with the ___ 21 Begin speaking to a group 24 Gloomy 25 Wi-Fi device 26 Tire pattern 27 “I’ll stare directly at the sun, but never in the ___” ( Taylor Swift lyric) 29 Covered in perspiration 32 Honeybee with no stinger 34 Uno + uno 36 Thingyan’s month (Abbr.) 37 ___ Paulo, Brazil 45 Makes a loud, harsh noise 47 Floral necklaces 50 Composure 51 “Tsk, tsk!” 53 Subside 56 Feeling after a kajukenbo class 57 Waterproof sheet 58 Place for an aquatic massage 59 Black-tie outfit, for short 60 Gratuity 61 Loud noise