CROSSWORD II
ACROSS
1 Genius Bar whiz 5 The Middle
East’s ___ Strip 9 “Aladdin”
baddie 14 Puma competitor 15 Rewrite “right”
as “rite,” say 16 Blazing
17 City on the
Moselle 18 Former education secretary Duncan
19 Really cool 20 Support for a potential nominee? 23 Cause of
overtime 24 Kosovo
neighbor: Abbr. 25 ___ pie
(kid’s “dessert”) 26 What “oui” or
“ja” means 27 Politician’s
footwear? 33 Tombstone letters 34 Wheel connector 35 Guitar pedal
effect
38 Ilhan in
“The Squad” 40 Old mattress woe 42 Satan’s doing 43 To a greater degree 46 Bandmate of Crosby and Stills 49 Big bird 50 Diligent voter at the ballot box? 53 Nightmarish street
55 Tide alternative 56 Charlottesville sch. 57 Stan who had a cameo in “Black Panther” 58 Political appointments? 64 “Water Lilies” painter 66 Bolognese sauce meat
67 State with certainty
68 ___ nous 69 Asian Risk territory that borders Europe 70 Morning joe 71 Choir platform 72 Like some straits 73 Designer Cassini
DOWN
1 Pack down, as tobacco 2 Happily-after link
3 Big name in credit cards 4 Suit type for a disaster 5 Transmission, often 6 Not ___ eye in the house 7 About 97.5% of a modern penny 8 Starting lineups 9 Anonymous woman 10 Movie list org. 11 Advertised number of Heinz varieties 12 Bandleader Shaw 13 Spanish kings 21 ___ Romeo 22 River to the Rhine 27 28-Down destination, perhaps 28 Hired wheels 29 Complex homes 30 “Treasure Island” monogram 31 Intended 32 First lady? 36 Frosty coating 37 Make hazy 39 Outdoor gear retailer
41 It’s priced to 9/10 of a cent in the U.S. 44 King’s staff 45 Green ingredient in gumbo 47 Dustup 48 “___ Nagila” (bat mitzvah song)
51 Half a musical duo?
52 Native American code talker during WWII 53 Hunter who bugs Bugs 54 Tea of “Madam Secretary” 59 Actress Garr
60 2020 or 2024 61 White House office shape 62 Be nomadic 63 ___ bag (gala handout) 65 Palindromic poetic preposition