Today’s crossword
ACROSS
1 “__ U Been Gone”: 2004 Kelly Clarkson hit 6 Church section 10 __ facto
14 Early morning hr. 15 Abolitionist
Lucretia 16 Superhero whose surname is Odinson 17 *Spotify
alternative
19 Foot part 20 Palindromic
address 21 Baldwin of
“30 Rock” 22 Family grams 23 Not online: Abbr. 24 Incensed feeling 25 Cincinnati-based supermarket chain
27 *“More heat in that dish!,” Emeril-style 31 Formerly called 32 Really popular 33 Battery size 34 African country whose capital is Accra
37 __-Z: Millennials’
followers
38 Not at all pleased 40 Slippery sea
creature 41 Neither’s partner 42 Bygone airline 43 *“Unwell” band 49 Go over again, as
a contract 50 Cleanse (of) 51 Positive response 53 Crowd
requirement? 54 Turn sharply 56 South American
berry
57 Clarinet insert 58 Game-ending result ... or what each of the answers to starred clues has? 60 Othello’s betrayer 61 Memorial notice 62 Honor-thieves link 63 Cons’ opposites 64 Candy apple and
fire engine 65 Thick, like fog
DOWN
1 “Me too!”
2 Like a garaged
car, gearwise 3 Sherpa, typically 4 The __ before
the storm
5 Suffix with morph 6 Protective piece
of jewelry
7 Ask, as a
question 8 Neckwear-securing accessory
9 And more: Abbr. 10 “Let’s do this” 11 Frustrating series
of missed calls 12 Sun-powered
vehicle 13 Valuable rocks 18 Decluttering
maven Kondo 22 Opposite of oui 24 DIY furniture
brand
26 Tattered cloth 28 Current events
TV channel 29 Popular ride app’s basic service level 30 Horses eat it 34 Amazing person 35 “Agreed!” 36 Hannah Montana, for Miley Stewart 37 Positive feeling 38 Amazed 39 Indian flatbread 41 Minnesota Timberwolves org.
42 Spin, as a baton 44 Things one
believes 45 Giggle syllable 46 Pays for
everyone 47 Business big
shot
48 Longs (for) 52 Prolonged attack 53 Excursion 55 Geraint’s
beloved
56 Very top
58 In favor of
59 In low spirits