CROSSWORD
Edited By Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis By Ed Sessa
ACROSS
1 Dench of “Philomena” 5 Alternative strategy 10 “Ladies First Since 1916” sneakers 14 Tourney format, briefly 15 Secretary Thomas Perez’s department 16 Chicken vindaloo go-with 17 Sister of Rachel 18 Jazz pianist Blake 19 Logician’s word 20 Sasquatch, for one 22 Rub the wrong away 24 Head covering 25 Walk of life 29 Home of the Oregon Ducks 32 Limited portions of 34 L.A. commuter org. 35 German coal region 37 New York Harbor’s __ Island 38 Large pears 41 Sing-along syllable 42 Colonial hero Silas 43 Home of the Imagination! pavilion 44 Cookout choice 46 Animation sheet 47 Extremely focused 49 Promising performers 52 Carpentry tool 53 “That’s so __!” 54 With 57-Across, negotiate ... and what needs to be done to make sense of this puzzle’s circles 57 See 54-Across 61 Poet Angelou 64 Dry up 66 Sing in the shower, say 67 Fivers 68 Bored with it all 69 Fingerprint feature 70 Skin condition 71 Sasquatch kin 72 Mid-month time
DOWN
1 Crystallize 2 Film beekeeper 3 Laptop screen meas. 4 “Anybody around?” response 5 Certain campus newbies 6 Renowned ’70s-80s batting coach Charley 7 French friar 8 Roulette bet 9 Chicken serving 10 Desk space 11 Whisperer’s target 12 Hammarskjöld of the UN 13 __-Caps: candy 21 One with a habit 23 Spotted 26 Wrap around 27 “This Is Spinal Tap” director 28 Motown flops 29 War zone journalists 30 Ideal setting 31 Lawn maintenance accessory 32 __ to go 33 Sleek horse 36 Abruzzi bell town 39 Payment required of known deadbeats 40 1943 penny metal 45 Grain cutters 48 Pay a call 50 Awe-ful sound? 51 Breakfast mix 55 Word with bake or fire 56 Logician’s “E” 58 Yummy 59 70-Across application 60 Boston __ 61 Spoil 62 Esq. group 63 Assent 65 CBS series with a N.Y. spin-off