“Director’s Cut”— where do we go from here?
ACROSS
1. Fashion mogul von
Furstenberg
6. “And Winter Came...” singer
10. Sound-boosting devices
14. “Citizen Kane” director Welles
15. “High” places for pirates
16. “Who Let the Dogs Out?” group ___ Men
17. “Hairspray” director
19. Laugh-and-a-half
20. Like tough push-ups
21. Matriarch
23. Suffix after Insta- or auto
26. Groups of quail
27. Arm muscle, informally
30. In addition
32. Uncompressed audio file format
33. Folk singer Phil
34. Flautist Jean-Pierre ___
36. HRE part
39. “___ is me!”
40. Colorful writing implements
41. “Bill ___ Saves the World” (Netflix series)
42. Abbr. at the bottom of a business letter
43. Birds, formally
44. “Heads up” abbr.
45. ___-One (“Sound of da
Police” musician)
47. “___: Vegas” (rebooted TV series)
48. Actress Tyler of “Archer”
49. Become less intense
52. “Help!” co-star Ringo
54. Memorized perfectly
56. Fasteners that pop into place
60. Sandpaper quality
61. Neither wins nor loses
64. “Blues to the Bone” singer ___ James
65. Market order
66. “Dia de ___” (Shakira song)
67. “Fantastic Mr. Fox” author Roald
68. Graded item
69. Extra you may have to ask for at some drive-thrus (due to state laws)
DOWN
1. “Cobra Kai” school
2. Metal that can rust
3. NYC tennis stadium namesake
4. Obscure people
5. Swaddle
6. Yearbook superlatives ender
7. “Born,” in a Wikipedia bio
8. Fabric shop purchase
9. NBA component?
10. Brand used to treat cold sores
11. Big-ticket items
12. Counterfeit
13. Appeases fully
18. CPA’s entry
22. Cat noises at night
24. Underscore alternative
25. What the circled letters represent
27. Former heavyweight champ Riddick
28. Picture that can be dragged
29. Consults
31. “Let’s see what you got!”
34. Minister, for short
35. Ques. response
37. Ancient legend
38. “CHiPS” remake actor
Michael
40. Fill the tank
44. Circulatory conduit
46. Apartment, typically
48. Comes to light
49. Having a border
50. Principal artery
51. “Blue Ribbon” beer brand
53. Vessel boarded by pairs
55. Sloth’s hangout
57. Loving or lasting leader?
58. Part of TB
59. Lots of it was created for the Beijing Olympics
62. South African golf legend Ernie
63. ___-newsweekly (paper you might be holding)