Houston Chronicle

DAILY CROSSWORD

- By Catherine Cetta ©2021 Tribune Content Agency

ACROSS

1 Not imagined 5 On 9 Arthur of tennis 13 Country quarters 14 Be behind 15 Skier’s need, maybe 16 Arose to catch the proverbial worm 18 President’s Day event 19 Ivy League student 20 Dynamic prefix 21 Sushi bar brews 22 Ristorante favorite 24 “Holy smokes!” 26 Award won twice by Adele and Kelly Clarkson 30 Monks’ wear 33 Total drubbing 34 Flatow of “Science Friday” 35 Opposite of home 36 Dozen dozen 38 Craftsy etailer 39 Tiny, for short 40 “Not long” 41 Guilty and not guilty 42 Philanthro­pist who was a Time Person of the Year cohonoree in 2005 46 Spectrum maker 47 Comment after a missed shot 51 Characteri­stic 53 Shred 54 Tint 55 “I didn’t mean to do that” 56 Relatively unknown quality items ... and what can be found in 16-, 26- and 42-Across 59 Unmitigate­d joy 60 Seller, usually 61 Its symbol is Fe 62 Some cameras, for short 63 Amorously pursues 64 Fiddling emperor

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1 Orion’s left foot, some say 2 __ Gay 3 Naysayers 4 Pelican State sch. 5 Biblical mount 6 Tropical root vegetable 7 Squeaky-wheel need 8 Tissue layer 9 Attack 10 Hazard in many old Westerns 11 Opening 12 Lambs’ moms 14 New drivers, typically 17 Novel units 21 Whack at a mosquito 23 With skill 24 Family outing destinatio­ns 25 Numbered piece 27 Outlet insert 28 Celestial bear 29 First Black MLB team captain, 1964 30 Not nervous 31 Something Mommy needs to kiss? 32 Computer screen background 36 Odin and Thor 37 Wander 38 “Need anything __?” 40 Sulky state 41 Pie nut 43 Flowery van Gogh work 44 Battery terminals 45 Solution strength measure 48 “Over __!” 49 Something from a mill? 50 Type of survey question 51 Duds 52 Dinner table staple 53 License plate fig. 56 “__ come?” 57 Iconic WWII island, briefly 58 Winning game cry

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