DAILY CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Hip-hop duo __ &

Rakim 6 Landlocked West

African nation 10 Product prefix that evokes winter

13 Gambling hub

near Hong Kong 14 Opinion piece 15 Cloverleaf feature 16 Eggs (on)

17 Gem from Australia or Ethiopia 18 Eclectic online

digest 19 Restaurant that operates within another restaurant 22 Large cupboard 25 Black belt

discipline 26 Tosses

27 With 32-Across, embarrassing secret

29 Circle dances 30 “Finish the job!” 31 Grass in a roll 32 See 27-Across 36 GI grub

38 Flair

39 Campfire residue 42 Emmy-nominated TV series based on a Hilary Mantel novel

45 Texas border city 46 Glass raiser’s

opening 47 Brother of Ophelia 48 Halloween attraction, or what 19-, 27-/32-, and 42-Across all might be a part of? 51 Fighting 52 Christian of

fashion

53 TV channel with election night coverage

57 “For __ jolly ...” 58 Not new

59 Like more than

4 billion people 60 Fruit juice suffix 61 Degs. for many profs 62 “Oppenheimer” director Christopher

DOWN

1 Ambulance gp. 2 Knock sharply 3 Hosp. recovery area

4 Moving day rental 5 Most overgrown, say

6 __ Tracks ice cream

7 Spot on a sked 8 Plumbing problem

9 “That sounds tempting” 10 Phrase of finality 11 Far from 12 Allowing for modification, as a mortgage 15 Loot

20 Surgery ctrs. 21 “She’s So High” singer Bachman 22 Sound at a spa 23 __ Speedwagon © 2023 Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

24 Duchess of Parma who was Napoleon’s second wife 27 L.A.’S region 28 Pottery oven 30 Big name in crossword puzzle magazines 33 Warmed, as

leftovers

34 Arthur Miller’s

“Death of a __” 35 Strong coffee in a

tiny cup

36 Evil laugh

37 Went round and

round

40 WNW’S opposite 41 Emergency letters 43 Fruit soda brand 44 Pres. after FDR 45 __ de toilette 47 Some Parliament members 49 Dinner plate 50 Did a garden chore 54 Zero, in soccer 55 Sheep call

56 TV channel with election night coverage