Today's crossword
ACROSS
1 Ballplayer’s hat 4 Bygone Persian
rulers
9 Under
14 Baton Rouge sch. 15 Certain Tuscan 16 Suspect’s excuse 17 Feel ill
18 South American home of many pink dolphins 20 At one’s leisure 22 More current 23 Potato spot 24 Scientific studies
of pooled data 28 “Don’t believe
the __”
29 Make a mistake 33 Very small 35 Healing ointment 39 Top of the line 40 Diner dessert topped with a scoop
44 “Star Wars”
heroine
45 Sing the praises of 46 Snapchat snicker 47 Court game 50 “Knives Out” filmmaker Johnson 52 Bowlful of lettershaped pasta 58 Grampa Simpson 61 Feudal lord
62 Fire truck item 63 New venture that may collaborate with Y Combinator, and what 18-, 24-, 40-, and 52-Across each literally has? 67 “With all __
respect ... ” 68 “West Side Story” role for Rachel Zegler
69 Sierra __, Africa 70 Place for a
napkin or a cat 71 Hit the books 72 Spanish mister 73 Above-the-street
rumblers
DOWN
1 Call one’s own 2 “All kidding __ ... ” 3 End a project due to lack of funding, say 4 Place to take it
easy
5 He/__ pronouns 6 Yoga posture 7 Witch __:
astringent lotion 8 Like some winter
nights
9 Wooden wine
container
10 Yale student 11 Reside (in) 12 Follow orders 13 Undercover
agent’s device 19 Loch __ monster 21 “Great news!” 25 Altar area 26 Half-moon tide 27 Former name of
Thailand 30 Simple flotation
device 31 Reverse 32 Kumquat coat 33 Poet Whitman 34 Fencer’s blade 36 Untruth
37 Irk
38 Gulp down 41 “Blue Banisters” singer-songwriter Del Rey 42 Ancestral stories,
e.g.
43 Settled on a branch, as a bird
48 “Darn tootin’!” 49 Rotisserie rod 51 __-blond: grayish
shade 53 Recovers 54 Share an opinion 55 Pick to win at the
track
56 Regular’s order,
with “the”
57 Marshmallow treats shaped like baby birds 58 Cash dispensers 59 Score more
points than 60 Beige shade 64 Camouflaged 65 Game in which a player may get a red or a yellow card
66 According to