CROSSWORD II
ACROSS
1 Smidge of salt 6 First Greek letter 11 Degs. for linguistics majors 14 Honda luxury brand 15 Luau performances 16 One of 15 in this puzzle’s grid 17 Period in Earth’s history that started 66 million years ago 19 Exist 20 Writing assignments 21 Say further 22 Web destination 23 Bagpiper’s garb 25 Purr-fect rest? 27 Unusual 30 Serve, as coffee 32 “Frozen 2” character who sings “When I Am Older” 33 Vice ___ (the other way around) 35 Back-bending yoga asana 39 Urgent letters? 40 Like at least two angles in every triangle 41 Large diving bird 42 Long ride? 44 Time for self-care 45 Runs on TV 46 Figures to analyze 48 44-Across destination 49 “Er, that’s incorrect ...” 51 Critter whacked in arcades 53 Woes 54 Big ___ (semi) 57 Basic skateboard tricks 61 Code-crackingorg. 62 “That pushes things” ... or what you could say about 17-, 35- or 42-Across? 64 Barely lit 65 Gaggle members 66 Chili in Tex-Mex cuisine 67 Setting for current events? 68 Skilled 69 Western lake between two states
DOWN
1 Walk back and forth 2 Soothes, as a sprain 3 Ones with a daily habit? 4 Frog sound 5 Brew with a cloudy name 6 Omakase tuna 7 2021 animated film set in Italy 8 Begged 9 Extremely loyal 10 Cool-cucumber connector 11 Some are eaten to enhance memory 12 Artery from the left ventricle 13 Use a broom 18 Scandinavian capital 22 Rice or beans, e.g. 24 Stanley with a celebrity cookbook 26 Order ___ carte 27 Track shape 28 Arnaz of “I Love Lucy” 29 Histrionic person, casually 31 What might be on you at the bar 34 Gives away the ending of 36 Second-string squad 37 Daytime TV option 38 “Orinoco Flow” singer 40 Varied 43 Coffee dispenser 44 Food court regular 47 Tugboat noise 49 Piccolos and oboes, e.g. 50 Fisher of “Eighth Grade” 52 Princess of Avalor, on kids’ TV 55 “Gotcha” 56 (OMG!) 58 Restless urge 59 Reverberate 60 Word after “soft” or “tap” 62 Tennis pro Swiatek 63 Volleyball action, or part of a match