Today's crossword
ACROSS
1 Surge of
adrenaline 5 Regent’s order 10 Mil. branch with
wings
14 Tactical political research, for short
15 Birthplace of
pesto
16 Issue at the ATM 17 *Critical juncture 20 [New paragraph] 21 “Handling that
now!”
22 Take to the sky 25 Friend __ friend 26 Midnight to
midnight 27 *Record
32 Not just some 33 Kitchen scale
button 34 Frangipani
garlands
36 Water taxi 38 Longtime “One Life to Live” actress Renée __ Goldsberry
40 Red sign above
a door
42 Mantis quintet 44 Literary magazine contributor, perhaps
45 Status update fig. 46 *Online
discussion site 50 Fellow
52 Tres menos dos 53 As appropriate 54 Garden
container? 56 Isaac of “Dune” 60 Reversal in luck, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues 65 Show up 66 Record company 67 God who took a
bow
68 Half of all
blackjacks
69 Did half of a
biathlon 70 “Seasons of
Love” musical
DOWN
1 Tire swing line
2 Right after 3 Doner kebab rod 4 “No fooling!” 5 Boosting target 6 Dict. entry 7 Airbnb alternative 8 Soft murmur 9 Trade hindrance 10 Biblical
preposition 11 Audio engineer’s
equipment 12 Heart duo 13 Rihanna’s
fashion brand 18 Slangy britches 19 “Inbox zero” killer 23 Collezione della
galleria
24 Expert
25 Top rank in a
tournament
27 __ franc
28 Plant with lace and soap varieties 29 Qualifying
contest, perhaps 30 Star-studded
hunter
31 Name sewn onto some jeans pockets
35 In __: unmoved
37 Number of Canadian provinces 39 Caesar’s rebuke 41 Edinburgh topper 43 Wounded by a
jellyfish
47 Marx collaborator 48 __ de Mayo:
Christmas orchid 49 Raw bar offering 50 Muslim holy site 51 __ committee
55 Spanish model
Sastre
57 Medical research
objective 58 Quote book abbr. 59 Have a nap 61 Tree on the Connecticut quarter
62 CBS crime
drama
63 Service charge 64 Played out