Houston Chronicle

DAILY CROSSWORD

- By David Alfred Bywaters ©2021 Tribune Content Agency 2/18/21

ACROSS

1 “I __ out!” 5 Slavic title derived from “Caesar” 9 President born in Hawaii

14 Wrath, in a hymn title 15 Syllables from Santa

16 Egret, for one 17 Highway reading 18 __ of March 19 “Good Will

Hunting” actor 20 “Even dialogue wouldn’t have saved that show,” e.g.?

23 Stir-fry ingredient 24 Camden Yards

player

28 Golden __

29 Alpo holder? 32 Needlefish

34 Guys

35 Abbr. after Shaker or Brooklyn 36 Misleading gossip? 41 Richard Wright’s “Native __” 42 __ Center: L.A. skyscraper 43 Urge

44 Face of a petty

criminal? 48 Egyptian goddess 51 Anatomical ring

52 Dead Sea Scrolls sect

55 Pilot lighter, and a hint to the four other longest puzzle answers 58 Goes after 61 Do nothing 62 Hot under the collar

63 On top of things 64 Pentagon measure 65 Lacking depth and width 66 Phone messages 67 Exec’s benefit 68 Lepidopter­ists’ tools

DOWN

1 Tiny tufts 2 “God Is a Woman” singer Grande 3 “Stop badgering me!” 4 Camper’s supply 5 Wind instrument? 6 Belt with 12 parts 7 “I’m standing right here” 8 Flower with hips 9 “Phooey!” 10 Brimless cap 11 Limb with biceps and triceps 12 Low in the field

13 Martin who wrote many of the “Baby-Sitters Club” novels 21 Winfrey of HBO’s “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” 22 Sharp

25 Folk singer Phil 26 Wood strip 27 Minnesota twins? 30 “May I see __?”: diner’s query 31 1980s-’90s game console

33 Find incredibly funny

36 Stern

37 “Bus Stop” dramatist

38 __ de plume 39 Reason-based faith 40 Available and fresh 41 Like a wee bairn 45 Small racer 46 Select groups 47 Eccentric type 49 Pray aloud, perhaps

50 It’s not for everyone 53 __ preview 54 Tool storage sites 56 Thunder sound 57 Rabbit-like animal 58 Bowler, for one 59 More than impress 60 Jazz instrument

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