CROSSWORD

Edited By Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis By Parikshit S. Bhat

ACROSS

1 Champagne cocktail 7 Wrist-to-elbow bone 11 Young newt 14 Prepared (oneself), as for a shock 15 Be unsuccessful 16 The “A” in 59-Across 17 Dogs from Japan 18 Jamaican term for hot chocolate 20 Suffix with hip or tip 21 Stormy weather sound 22 Greek salad ingredient 26 Board game cubes 27 French friend 28 “__-ho!”: “Everybody lift together!” 29 Scrutinized, with “over” 30 __ majesty: high treason 32 Letter before omega 33 Leftover food bits 34 Car accessory that may be faux leather 38 Actor Brad 40 __ kwon do 41 Start of a magical chant 45 Longed (for) 46 Minor fight 48 Tyrannosaurus __ 49 Norwegian patron saint 50 Glowing barbecue lump 52 Records again 54 Wolf ’s cry 55 Traitor, and a literal hint to this puzzle’s circles 57 Ex-Soviet leader Brezhnev 59 Hoppy beer, for short 60 Use a stopwatch for 61 Painter or sculptor 62 Cleopatra killer 63 Winter coaster 64 Balance sheet items

DOWN

1 Management deg. 2 Annoying 3 Rum cocktails 4 Two foursomes 5 Look online 6 App interruptions 7 Mixed martial arts org. 8 “Tao Te Ching” philosopher 9 Specialized market segment 10 Baseball’s Felipe or Moises 11 Humbly accept blame 12 Swindles 13 Got emotional, with “up” 19 Republic between Spain and France 22 __ pal 23 Air filter acronym 24 Sunrise direction 25 Kicked out 29 Poet for whom the Edgar Awards are named 31 Miami Sound Machine singer Gloria 35 Scheduled leaving hr. 36 Pledge 37 White House no 38 Multi-car collisions 39 Ensnared 42 Chocolate treat 43 Practical thinker 44 Rock singer Rose 45 “The Merchant of Venice” heiress 46 Opening word for Ali Baba 47 Unlisted stuff 50 Lubricate again 51 Codgers 53 Cuts for agts. 56 Danson of “The Good Place” 57 Anaheim MLB team, in crawl lines 58 Souse’s woe