THEME: SUMMER BLOCKBUSTERS

ACROSS

1. Q-tips

6. *”Straight Outta Compton” Cube

9. Twirled

13. Betty Page or Grable

14. Motion of approval

15. Speak up

16. Red-headed orphan

17. Rudolph’s Clarice, e.g.

18. 4:1, e.g.

19. *What Groot and Rocket were guarding

21. *”____ ____: Fury Road”

23. Like some martinis

24. Ditto

25. Perfect summer sandwich?

28. Lover’s strike

30. Dickens’ “The Pickwick ____”

35. Plural of lira

37. Zeal or elegance

39. Reduce pressure

40. Maple, to a botanist

41. Paisleys in paisley fabric, e.g.

43. Deceptive maneuver

44. Committee head

46. Tallest volcano in Europe

47. ____ en scene

48. Bean-shaped organ

50. Chows down

52. Ground cover

53. Movie-____

55. Mont Blanc, e.g.

57. *Maverick and Goose movie

60. *Sigourney Weaver’s 1986 sequel

63. Isabel Allende’s “Portrait in _____”

64. Driver’s aid

66. Sweater style

68. Fill with optimism

69. Make mistakes

70. Follow

71. USSR to USA during WWII

72. Actor Liotta

73. Shabby and tatty

DOWN

1. Health resort

2. POTUS’ West one

3. Tolstoy’s Karenina

4. ____-a-Bear Workshop

5. Britney of “Baby One More Time” fame

6. *Dr. Jones, to his friends

7. Make a pigeon sound

8. a.k.a. dropsy

9. Canned meat

10. Hummus holder

11. Windows alternative

12. Opposite of paleo15. Trying experience

20. Vascular tissue in plants

22. Unit of electric current

24. Cover with drops

25. *B in “MIB”

26. Chinese fruit

27. Do it lightly?

29. Sunburn soother

31. Make waves

32. Tiny purses

33. *Actress Rene in “Lethal Weapon 3” and 4

34. *Keanu Reeves’ 1994 action thriller

36. Sportscaster Andrews

38. Fashion house founder Ricci

42. Bringing death

45. Bob Marley’s music

49. Texter’s u

51. Woodworker’s woe

54. *Bruce Lee’s “____ the Dragon”

56. Type of feather

57. “____ it like it is”

58. October stone

59. Feel for

60. Bald eagle’s home

61. #60 Down

62. Hare’s tail

63. *Black Pearl’s domain

65. Baseball stat

67. Anthem author