CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS

1 Steinbeck

surname

5 Russian assembly

9 Overdoes the

fandom, in slang

14 Liqueur that water

turns cloudy

15 NASDAQ

newbies

16 Convent outfit

17 Inadequate

Wikipedia entry

18 “Cool it!”

19 Things

20 Play about the shortcomings of capitalism, abridged?

23 Capital of Iran

24 Stately tree

25 YA series about an insecure preadolescent, abridged?

32 Nutrition bar marketed to women

33 Acorn trees

34 University of Pennsylvania swimmer Thomas

35 “Love __ Open Door”: “Frozen” duet

36 See 46-Down

38 Savor the sun

39 Poke tuna

40 Garment worn

with a choli

41 Annoys

42 Film about a crime in a small town, abridged?

47 Sci-fi aviators

48 Apple gadget

49 Novel about a Japanese entertainer, abridged?

56 Nursery supply

57 SALT weapon

58 Bubbly name

59 Hunter-gatherer

diet 60 Hill partner

61 Craftsy etailer

62 “Hacks” Emmy

winner Jean

63 “Preach!”

64 Gratify

DOWN 1

“You Had Me” singer Stone

2 “I’m __ here!”

3 Un color

primario

4 El Diablo of “Beverly Hills Chihuahua,” e.g.

5 Consternation

6 Rise in pitch that can make a statement sound like a question

7 Apollo theater?

8 “Raiders of the Lost Ark” snakes 9 Claressa who is the only American boxer to win consecutive Olympic gold medals

10 Woven floor mat

11 Lie for, say

12 “Mrs. Frisby and

the Rats of __”

13 D and C in D.C.

21 Sample

22 Newsroom

bureaus

25 Chinese martial

art

26 “... bombs

bursting __”

27 Ancient Greek

region

28 Black Hills terr.

29 Chili rating unit

30 Like junk bonds

31 Shaggy

Himalayan locals

32 Payne of One

Direction 36 “Don’t __ my

mellow!”

37 Rolling Rock

openers?

38 Closed

ecosystems

40 Basket made without weaving?

43 Severe cold

remedy?

44 Agile

45 Zaius, Thade, et

al.

46 With 36-Across,

“Big” star

49 Island in

Micronesia

50 Fashion designer

Emhoff

51 Turturro of “The

Sopranos”

52 Con job

53 Whit

54 Take ten

55 Ocular malady

56 U.K. lawmakers