Crossword

ACROSS

1 Baker’s dozen? 5 Wild feline 11 Path of the tip of a pendulum 14 Lacking vegetation 15 Marie ___ (women’s magazine) 16 “Gloria in excelsis ___” (carol chorus) 17 *Starting point, metaphorically 19 Equivalent of “Inc.” in the U.K. 20 7’6” N.B.A. star ___ Ming 21 Gossip 22 Outrage 23 Michael of “Batman” and “Birdman” 26 *Important part of a plane 28 Longtime weatherman of morning TV 30 Eastern “way” 31 Where a fishing boat ties up 32 Tidy 35 Fathers, as foals 39 Stars-and-stripes land 40 *A swimsuit might leave one 42 Electronica producer Brian 43 Sample 45 Cry made while taking a bow 46 Dame ___ Everage 47 Good rating for a bond 49 Ties, as a score 51 *Powerful object in “The Hobbit” 56 Baghdad residents 57 King Kong, for one 58 Old Palm smartphone 59 Critical hosp. wing 60 Low-I.Q. 61 What may be created using the answers to the six starred clues? 66 Musical Yoko 67 Played on the green 68 Mythological figure who takes a bow 69 Noted number on Downing Street 70 Parts of college applications 71 Like the part of a pool with a diving board

DOWN

1 Recede gradually 2 With 51-Down, star of “Wonder Woman” 3 *Ill-defined situations 4 Long-term legislator 5 Abbr. in an email field 6 Portuguese greeting 7 Cozy accommodations for a traveler, informally 8 Counterpart of criminal 9 Where Noah’s Ark landed 10 Precedent setter in court 11 Off-script remark 12 Nostalgia-evoking, as fashion 13 Ancient handwritten volume 18 Loony 23 Done for 24 Form of Elizabeth 25 “99 Luftballons” singer 27 Pond carp 29 Landlord’s income 33 Doug Jones’s home: Abbr. 34 Best-selling detergent brand 36 *Moscow landmark 37 Ho-hum feeling 38 Detergents, e.g. 40 Opening strip on a package 41 Blue race in “Avatar” 44 Small bit 46 Passed, as laws 48 Boeing rival 50 Rock’s Burdon or Clapton 51 See 2-Down 52 Offer a thought

53 Clunker of a car 54 Digs made of twigs 55 “___ go!”

62 Heroine of “The Force Awakens” 63 YouTube revenue source 64 Fish spawn 65 Seasoning amt.

PUZZLE BY FREDDIE CHENG

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