USA TODAY CROSSWORD
NY, NY
ACROSS
1 Holey lightweight shoe
5 Disneyland transport
9 Teacher of Judaism
14 “Gah! I hit my funny bone!”
15 Refine, like skills
16 Enjoyed a home-cooked meal
17 Prefix with “venom” or “virus”
18 Blues Hall of Fame singer James
19 Corestrengthening exercise
20 Itsy-bitsy
23 Puts two and two together
24 Hidden stockpile
25 Bathtub bubbles
27 Pig’s dinner
29 Amphibian with a “Wild Ride” at Disneyland
33 Plumbing piece
36 Michelle who said, “The future of our world is only as bright as the future of our girls”
39 Expected
40 “Just name the day and place!”
44 Road paving substance
45 Titled
46 “Get on it now!”
47 Like some nervous palms
49 Belgrade resident
52 Background actors
54 Scrape coverings
57 Hollywood Hills park
61 Protective hairstyle
64 College sports org. with an NIL policy
65 “The Beguiled”
actress Fanning 66 Scoundrel
67 Tortilla ___
68 Five-star review
69 Building blocks of matter
70 One and only
71 Carried debt
DOWN
1 Anorak, for one
2 Ancient letters
3 Quartet times two
4 Holiday dinnerware, perhaps
5 “Won’t Get Fooled Again” band
6 Repetitive learning style
7 Poker game buy-in
8 ___ to an end
9 Ice Spice genre
10 “It’s finally here!”
11 Friendship bracelet component
12 Fasten tightly
13 Tattoo artist’s supplies
21 Luxury handbag
monogram
22 “So delish!”
26 Create a portrait
28 Claudia Rankine creation
30 Many Sharon Olds
creations
31 Personal vibe
32 “Beauty is only
skin-___”
33 Gently taps
34 Gobsmacked
35 Oven-safe
glassware brand
37 Modern sweetie 38 No ifs, ___ or
buts
41 Butts in
42 Like ruins in Tulum and Coba
43 Pepper that’s about 10 times hotter than a serrano
48 Room with a skylight
50 Break loose
51 Record label
for Cat Burns
53 Aligns audio
and video
55 Condo regulation
56 Do a crossword, say
58 Diez menos dos
59 Manicurist’s target
60 Can’t live without
61 Garment that might be wireless or convertible
62 Turn inedible
63 Back in time