Crossword

Alan Olschwang

ACROSS

1 Grammy category word

6 “And here it is!”

11 Pickup spot, perhaps

14 Take a break 15 “Return of the Jedi” forest moon

16 Fashion or sense preceder 17 *Like power lines

19 Band booking 20 Conspiring

(with)

21 Cake invitation Alice accepted 23 Does, say 24 *End an

engagement? 27 Alternative

rock genre 29 “Come on in!” 30 Any member

of ABBA 33 What a birdie beats 34 Aromatic

herb

37 ’90s game

disc

38 *Teddy kin 42 One of the

fire signs 43 Pull a fast

one on 45 Served, as

time 46 Brilliance 48 One-footer,

e.g.

50 Gray shade 51 *Feature items in some annual sales 55 World-weary

words

59 Up

60 Babe __, only woman in ESPN’s Top 10 North American Athletes of the 20th Century 62 Life-saving

pro

63 Simple card game, and what’s hidden in the answers to starred clues 66 __-disant:

self-styled 67 Ancient Aegean region

68 “The Wreck of

the Mary __” 69 Channel that airs many RKO films 70 __ closet 71 John of “The Addams Family”

DOWN

1 Agricultural pest 2 “Rawhide” singer

3 Taps player 4 Brought (in) 5 Like a footnote that explains footnotes 6 Locale

7 Early stage 8 Dictator played by Forest 9 Leicester

toilet 10 Journalist

Peter

11 Time of

one’s life 12 Cartoon

genre 13 Continued

unabated 18 “The one who makes it, takes it” breakfast brand 22 Breezed

through 25 Recipe verb 26 Crucifix

letters 28 Fellows 30 Beach letters 31 Try to attract 32 Lacking

humility 33 Third deg.? 35 Verdant patch 36 Auction unit 39 “Gotcha!” 40 Singer

Vannelli 41 Some RIT

grads 44 After-hours 47 Supplies

power to 49 #2, for one 50 ’60s-’70s tennis great Arthur 51 Extract

forcibly 52 Bleachers sign 53 David and

Ricky’s dad 54 Israeli hero

Moshe 56 Drum kit part 57 Motherly

introduction? 58 German steel

center 61 Operatic

princess 64 Versailles

monarch 65 Taylor of

fashion