USA TODAY CROSSWORD
LIE DOWN
ACROSS
1 Distorted
7 Bit of ointment
10 Karakul or beret
13 Baltimore bird
14 Supernatural glow
15 ___ of Aquarius (astrological time) 16 Small wave
17 Have to have 18 Permissive
19 En ___ (as a group)
20 “___ Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”
21 Michelle who said, “Success isn’t about how your life looks to others. It’s about how it feels to you”
23 Ones that are 80 degrees are acute
25 “Star-nosed” mammals
26 Droplets on the lawn at dawn
28 Word after “olive” or “snake”
29 That lady
30 Part of STEM
31 “Don’t share any more!”
32 Leafy vegetable
36 Soothing succulent
37 Brainy group
39 Holland cheese
40 ___Sins (YouTube channel that critiques movies)
42 Snapchat or Subway Surfers
43 Musical pause 44 Teapot top
45 “We did it, ___” (Kamala quote)
46 Cheetah, e.g.
47 Without toppings
50 Louisiana ___ (African diasporic religion)
52 Tore down
53 Fantasy humanoid such as Legolas
54 American Red Cross founder Barton
58 Decide
59 Garment such as the paithani
61 Deep roar
62 Compete
63 “What ___ is new?”
64 Garment-altering expert
65 PC key above ~
66 4-4 game, e.g.
67 Sly
DOWN
1 What the early bird gets, in a saying
2 J’Nai Bridges solo
3 Tears
4 Does a bike trick
5 Actress Burstyn
6 “Mudbound” director Rees
7 Songs for two
8 “Why ___ You Like This” (comedy series)
9 Broken mirror, to some
10 Opposite of haram
11 Athlete’s peak performance
12 Beyonce’s birth state
14 Actress who played Lara Croft and Maleficent
20 Goo in some ASMR videos
22 Type of herding dog
24 Became furious
26 Place to buy a blintz
27 B-school subject
29 Piled 30 Tic ___ (mint)
33 “Bright” notion
34 Far-reaching
35 First-aid pro 38 Humorous parody
41 Fixed mental attitude
47 Show to be true
48 ___ lazuli (gemstone)
49 Quetzalcoatl worshipper
50 Part of a poem
51 Place for pufferfish
55 Penne ___ vodka
56 Chess piece worth five points
57 Off-kilter
60 “Tuca & Bertie” star Wong
61 “Fake Love” band