Today's 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
60 Meadow 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 Clover-like 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