Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols

ACROSS 1 Kind of basin 6 State secrets? 9 Intense dislike 14 Act poorly? 15 Run a tab, say 16 Words between

two “thanks” 17 Chef protector 18 See 8-Down 19 Floorboard

support 20 Many a Sundance

film 22 Rent payer 23 Registered names:

Abbr. 25 Action at the front 28 H.S. hurdle 29 Adorn 32 Comical punctuation marks from the drummer 34 Marshy lowland 35 Chihuahua, por

ejemplo 36 “__ Eyes”: Eagles

hit 37 ’60s campus gp. 38 Hieroglyphics

reptiles 41 “Do __, not ... ” 43 Work on, as a

stubborn squeak 45 Tablets’ kin 48 Swingline insert 49 2,170-mi. trail

terminus 50 Walk with style 52 Luau music

provider 53 Wanting too

much 55 Pry 58 Cookie named

for its flavor 59 Aromatic

necklace 61 Stage

performances 64 Words after

miss or skip 65 Resting place 66 Down source 67 Singer Bruni married to Nicolas Sarkozy 68 Morning cuppa 69 Amounts to DOWN 1 Leaves in a bag 2 Prankster 3 “Pillow Talk”

actress 4 Lots 5 Provide with for a

time 6 Montague lad 7 Blow away 8 With 18-Across, Southwestern cuisine 9 Museum pieces 10 Lucy and Ethel and Thelma and Louise 11 “Indeed!” 12 Oust, in a way 13 Church choral

works 21 “Eww!” 22 Tibetan title 23 “Angie Tribeca”

channel 24 Weak cry 26 Brand of blended

seasonings 27 Itsy-__ 30 Inventor Howe 31 Population

information 33 Book after Daniel 35 Ulysses

threesome? 39 Web irritants ... and what appears in each set of puzzle circles? 45 Courvoisier, e.g. 46 Speedy Gonzales

cry 47 Kitchen gadget 48 OED entry 51 Words for the

audience 54 Hebrew for

“skyward” 56 Oil bloc 57 Hodgepodge 59 Pres. sworn in on

Air Force One 60 Job listing ltrs. 62 “Is it soup __?” 63 Fourth-yr.

students