Today's crossword
ACROSS
1 First lady Biden 5 Homeopathic treatment for bruises
11 “Say that’s true ... ” 15 On a cruise 16 Couple
17 “Mon __!” 18 *Easy order for a
bartender
20 Rare blood type,
briefly
21 B’way passes 22 Blasting material 23 “Oh, brother!” 24 “It __ meant to
be”
27 *The place to be,
informally 29 “Invisible Man”
novelist
31 Galoot
32 Bygone airline 33 Online journal 34 __ Eats
37 “Happy now?” 39 Rhetorical strategy of countering an accusation with another accusation, and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues 43 Up to, in ads 44 U2 lead singer 45 Mall event 48 Overly
51 Tattle (on)
53 Early stage 55 *Toast choice 59 Paul of
“Bewitched” 60 Some map dots 61 College domain 62 Playpen party 63 Lee with a posthumous cameo in “Avengers: Endgame”
64 *“Is it almost time
for dinner?” 69 Tattled (on)
70 In demand 71 Fragrant herb 72 Mani-pedi spots 73 “What a shame” 74 Fig or olive
DOWN
1 Moose __, Saskatchewan 2 “Give or take” 3 Floral wreath 4 Yesterday
evening 5 Climber’s goal 6 Blu-__ Disc 7 Closer’s inning 8 Adler called “the woman” by Sherlock Holmes 9 Dos y dos 10 Suitable
11 “__ on it”: “You
can be sure” 12 Best 13 Experience schoolyard highs and lows? 14 Should,
informally 19 Hobby shop buys 23 Liu who plays the title role in 2020’s “Mulan” 24 Organic flytrap 25 More than most 26 Boring
27 Sparks org. 28 Singer Sheena 30 Ban
35 Tidal movement 36 Joey of kiddie lit 38 Final thoughts? 40 Buenos __ 41 Hand or foot 42 “Mental Illness” Grammy winner Aimee
46 HDTV choice 47 __ shadow 48 Unexpected
endings
49 “I’m blushing!” 50 “Fancy!” 52 Southern California chain known for pastrami 54 Tidal movement 56 Lets use for now 57 Ideal places 58 Some matriarchs 62 “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck
64 1910s conflict, for
short
65 Narc’s org.
66 Unit of corn 67 Get on in years 68 Simple shirt