Crossword
ACROSS
1 Puts at ease 6 Pinot alternative 9 Something about a painting? 14 Ryan of “Paper
Moon” 15 Brouhaha 16 Paint choice 17 *Mechanical
plaything 19 __-garde 20 Ambulance gp. 21 Quick inhalation 22 Horseshoeshaped letter 23 Pennant __ 25 *Dark as can be 28 Patronizes, in a
way 30 “Insecure” actress/writer Issa __
31 Enero, por ejemplo
32 Foil alternative 33 Rock’s __ Supply 34 Campus suffix 35 *Duke led one 40 Keeps in the
email loop 43 Comprehend 44 Litter’s littlest 47 Chef’s dish
words
48 Med. country 49 Web page banners 52 *Nursery rhyme arachnophobe 55 Barter
56 Cause friction 57 Be up against 59 Diner slice 60 Scoville unit food
61 Ump’s call, often based on a sequence found in the answers to starred clues 63 Muscle beach bro
64 Bedazzle 65 When left turns are rarely allowed 66 Off-mic
comment 67 Furry foot 68 Fills up
DOWN
1 Hides in fear 2 Do some work at Pixar
3 Protective camera piece 4 Sore
5 Whack over the
wall
6 Keep a Persian company, perhaps
7 Take in, as a Persian
8 Huck Finn, for
one 9 Served blazing 10 “Bolero” composer
11 In the ballpark? 12 Intimidated 13 Interoffice no. 18 Bear whose bed was too hard 22 Maureen of “Rio Grande” 24 Focuses on, as the catcher for signals
26 Bed with sliding sides
27 Sunflower St. school
29 Patch, perhaps 33 Ticket price determinant, at times
36 A single Time? 37 Soft ball
38 New Deal agcy. 39 Outfit
40 Engine part 41 Trite expressions 42 Bento box selection
45 Jazz festival site 46 One learning the
ropes 48 “Nothing’s
wrong”
49 Bar mitzvah
language 50 Notions case 51 Races round the
bases
53 Caesar __ 54 Mufti’s
proclamation 58 17 of Laila Ali’s
wins, for short 60 “__-ching!” 61 Weaken 62 “Bambi” doe