Crossword

29 Site of the fall of man 30 Late Saudi journalist Khashoggi 31 “With this ring, I ___ wed” 33 Crushing setback 37 Seal the deal 38 Big scare of a couple of decades ago … or a phonetic hint to this puzzle’s theme 39 Sign away 40 Own (up) 41 “___ mío!” (Spanish cry) 42 Storied toymakers 43 Deadlocked 45 Less colorful 46 Nerd’s goal on a dating app? 51 Yodeler’s peak 53 Ciaos at luaus 54 Brouhaha 55 Fruit in some gin 56 Animal relative of a hinny 57 Pointy bill or tail feathers? 60 Dr. ___, film enemy of Austin Powers 61 Bring up … or something that might be brought up 62 Unidentified person, in slang 63 Climax in “Hamilton” 64 Dunderhead 65 Having a body mass index over 30, medically DOWN 1 Actor Edward James ___ 2 State of mind 3 Jokey parts of prank calls, often 4 Sci-fi travelers, for short 5 Presidential advisory grp. 6 Times New Roman alternative 7 Accumulated, as expenses 8 “Jeez, I did NOT need to know that!” 9 Fictional sport whose rules are invented during play 10 Sarge’s superior 11 Something a bride or groom might acquire 12 Fruit from an orchard 15 Give in (to) 18 Levi’s alternatives 23 One of 17 Monopoly properties: Abbr. 25 Traditional wedding wear, for some 26 Really needs a bath, say 28 Complained angrily and loudly 30 What “choosy moms choose,” in ads

31 Knot-___ skill) (scout’s 32 Necessity for life, chemically speaking 34 Be a hermit, say 35 Supreme leaders 36 Five-time Pro Bowl receiver Welker 39 Diluted 41 Not as bright 44 Itinerary word 45 T.A.’s overseer 46 Having renown 47 Message on a candy heart 48 “Cross my heart!” 49 Pops, to tots 50 Things that might make one cry “Foul!”? 52 Black tea variety 55 Knife 58 Promoter of Teacher Appreciation Week: Abbr. 59 Sellout show inits.

ACROSS

1 “Sounds exciting,” sarcastically 6 First verb in the Lord’s Prayer 9 Trim 13 Pages (through) 14 Commercial follower of “-o-” 16 Super-duper 17 Employer of nurse sharks? 19 Name spelled out in a Kinks hit 20 Laudatory lines 21 ___ Claire, Wis. 22 Delicacy in a tiny spoon 24 Fig. in the form XXX-XX-XXXX 25 “It’s green and slimy” and “It tastes like the ocean”? 27 Climate agreement city

PUZZLE BY CHRISTINA IVERSON AND JEFF CHEN No. 0101