Press-Telegram (Long Beach)

The New York Times Crossword

- By Tracy Gray Edited by Will Shortz No. 0512

ACROSS 1 Bill-rejecting vote 4 Took a dip?

10 Parent’s cure-all, briefly 13 Number on a foam finger

14 Cost of an online banner or pop-up 15 Piece of cake? 16 Kidney or heart 18 Give the go-ahead 19 Guadalajar­a gal pal

20 ___ mode 21 Joke

22 Seeds on hamburger buns 25 Lollygag 27 Georgia’s official vegetable 32 Grenoble gal pal 35 “Little” car in a Ronny & the Daytonas hit 36 Stellar start? 37 Florist’s vehicle, typically 38 Suddenly change course 41 Sound of a lightning bolt 42 “Fingers crossed!” 44 Grp. with the hits “Evil Woman” and “Do Ya”

45 Billy or tom 46 Inexpensiv­e table wine 50 Provincial schoolteac­her stereotype

51 Short-brimmed hat known as a bunnet in Scotland 55 Org. that launched WaterSense in 2006 57 Co-___ (condo alternativ­es) 59 Cold hard cash 60 ___ program 61 Specialize­d lab equipment for drying

64 Fairy tale foe

65 Go by

66 Triage sites, for short 67 Alberto ___ (hair care brand) ... and a hint to 16-, 27-, 38-, 46- and 61-Across 68 Home security component 69 Setting in “Charlotte’s Web”

DOWN

1 Massive pop stars?

2 Genre featured at Tokyo’s Comiket convention 3 Folkloric creatures at snowy altitudes 4 A slice of Italy? 5 Brouhaha

6 “I’m beyond frustrated!” 7 Lovesick

8 And others, in Latin 9 “You’re welcome,” in Spanish 10 ___ torch 11 Top-billed performer 12 Word with war or far

15 Arcade “money” 17 Plant source for tequila 23 Strategic starting piece in a jigsaw puzzle

24 Fill to excess 26 It’s more than a pocketful of rye 28 “Two Women” actress Sophia 29 Chichén ___ (Mayan ruins city) 30 Like some interviews 31 “That’s a negatory!”

32 Tel ___, Israel 33 Hawaiian for “strong,” which, when doubled, means “very strong”

34 Privy to, as a secret 38 Fashion icon Wang 39 Singing animated snowman 40 Thwart 43 Greasy hairstylin­g product

45 “I totally agree!” 47 Hordes 48 Skewer 49 Powerful tool for compaction 52 Seafarers’ sanctuarie­s 53 Well-caffeinate­d, perhaps 54 Colorful flower with a “face” 55 Therefore

56 The 18th at Pebble Beach, notably 58 Diagnostic image 60 www.fda.___ 62 Emotional highs 63 Grp. that supports American troops

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