Today’s crossword
ACROSS
1 __ de deux: ballet
dance
4 Spell
10 Rite opener? 13 “Fire away!” 14 Web banners 15 Auerbach of the
Black Keys 16 Casual appetizer 18 Tap quaff 19 Sunday cry 20 Sneaky critic 22 Sweater mishap 23 Tool for flooring
jobs
27 Extra qtrs. 28 Game fish
29 __ boots 30 Designated spaces for some riders
32 One of 12,
usually 33 Ruminant’s
mouthful 34 Natural drier 35 Concrete support
rod
38 Opening
44 Qatari chief 45 Masses
46 Source of iron 47 Rewards earner,
perhaps
49 “And another
thing ... ” 50 Breaks up 51 Wheel connector 52 Beaver creation 53 Mesclun, and a hint to the circled squares
59 GPS calculation 60 Folded breakfast
fare
61 Conk out
62 Place to relax 63 War zone
lifesavers
64 LG rival
DOWN
1 D.C. funding
group
2 Her 2002 selftitled album debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 3 Protection on the
slopes 4 Afternoon brew 5 Sought office 6 Total
7 Former Royals
manager Yost 8 Shortening
brand
9 College sports
channel 10 Charger
accessory 11 Cause of some tough-guy behavior 12 Mistakenly 14 Channel that can be costly to watch 17 Cribbage piece 21 Geek Squad employee, for short
22 __ story 23 Creep
24 Cozy stopover 25 Shakira’s “Hips
Don’t __” 26 Aliens, briefly 28 Make unclear 31 Some lastminute birthday greetings 32 Dances for
leprechauns 34 Violinist Leopold 35 Drew back 36 Exude (from) 37 2014 Best
Picture
38 Like offline interaction, initially
39 Doze
40 Urban way: Abbr. 41 Burrito feature? 42 “__ and Old
Lace”
43 Celestial feline 45 Complete a
sentence 48 Mouthed sideline
greeting
49 Log splitter 51 MGM motto word 54 Chose on a form,
with “in”
55 New Haven alum 56 Present mo. 57 Classic muscle
cars
58 __ salt