DAILY CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Bit of quick

inspiration? 5 Saucy dance? 10 Personalize a

trophy, say 14 Gone but not

forgotten

15 Far from skilled 16 Organ part 17 Webb designer? 18 Like music with traditional harmony

19 Big name in big

screens 20 *Splashy arrival 23 Meal that features a retelling of the story of Exodus 24 Id-issuing org. 25 Org. that says no

to some drugs 28 Paint finish

32 Lion of Narnia 34 Synthetic drug similar to psilocybin

37 *Like a conversation covering many topics

40 Côte d’ivoire pal 42 Triglyceride,

for one

43 Côte d’ivoire head 44 *Friendly signoff 47 “To be,” in

Spanish

48 Chosen few 49 Naughty and nice 51 One of a D.C. 100 52 Bring out in the

open

55 Existential dread 59 Run-of-the-mill, or what can be found in the answers to the starred clues? 64 Social finesse 66 Message in a drafts folder

Air Force Two exec

68 Hoax 69 Singer-songwriter

Mann

70 Salinger heroine

67

71 Norms on the

links

72 Ruminates bitterly 73 End to end?

DOWN

1 Factions in “West

Side Story” 2 Already informed 3 “Such a shame” 4 Piper Cubs, e.g. 5 Place to build

6 In a sec, quaintly 7 Pre-easter time 8 Dukes it out in

practice

9 Sky supporter of

myth

10 Big picture 11 “Can’t believe it’s

been that long!” 12 Balancing pro 13 Bad spelling? 21 Tie

22 Bread brushed

with ghee

26 Poet who was guided through paradise by Beatrice

27 Fury 29 Backsplash piece

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30 “Got it, daddy-o” 31 Nation between

China and India 33 Lt.’s underling 34 Finger __

35 Look happy 36 Place to eat while

on the go 38 “Disturbia” singer,

familiarly

39 Does some

kindergarten math 41 N.H. summer hrs. 45 __ admiral

46 Guide for the Magi

50 Whine

53 Creative sparks 54 Pay

56 “The Twelve Days of Christmas” half-dozen 57 Watch and

wineglass features 58 Classifies

60 Bread machines? 61 Appoint

62 Opinion

63 Pub orders 64 Seasoning meas. 65 “Now I get it!”