DAILY CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Turn two fives into a ten? 4 Key letter 7 Language spoken in the Gaeltacht 12 Outstanding job 15 Copycat’s cry 16 Best Original Song Oscar nominee with the lyric “Anywhere else, I’d be a ten” 18 Commandment word 19 Broadcast 21 “Welp,” quaintly 22 Act

23 Kir liqueur 25 __ good: amazing 27 “Stop the negativity” 29 Polar formations 30 Shakes up 31 Chloé Zhao’s alma mater: Abbr. 32 Frames 33 Hermosillo houses 34 Level 35 Urgent call, briefly 36 Flowing locks 37 Chocolate source

38 Sealed

40 Spud

41 Seemed

friendly

42 Many a rescue

dog

43 Designer

Cassini 44 Photovoltaic

devices

49 Deli roll

51 Dawn of the moon exploration program? 52 Didn’t work 53 Epic

54 Dips a toe in 55 Mint

56 Southern capital:

Abbr.

DOWN

1 Former HBO persona

2 “__ arigato” 3 “Cobra Kai” setting 4 Bugs 5 Pronoun choice 6 Tattoo culture magazine 7 Online convos 8 Discuss ad nauseam 9 Treat in a little white cup 10 Way passe 11 Red __ 13 Treats in tall tulip glasses 14 “Snowfall” org. 17 Patron saint of children 20 Bloviates 24 NY and LA 25 Toy for bodysurfing on land 26 Drive-thru options 27 Shot in the arm, say

28 Capital of 20 countries 29 German woman 30 Alias in court 33 Carolina team, informally 34 Ribbons 36 Allen known as the “Voice of the Yankees” 37 Purina brand 39 Milne character in a green striped romper 40 Reptile on a green container of car wax 42 Podcaster/

comedian Marc 43 “In memoriam”

piece 45 Supérieur,

par exemple 46 Vanderpump of “Vanderpump Rules”

47 Trial for an aspiring atty.? 48 Persuade 50 Passing stat