THE DAILY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Cherry-pick
5 “On the Basis of
Sex” monogram 8 Calm and Headspace, for two
12 China setting 13 One bit
15 Sudden transition 16 Part of a player
piano?
18 “I w-wish I’d brought a sw-sweater!” 19 Art that may later
be regretted 20 Sandwich title 22 Fr. holy woman 23 Letter from
Zurich?
26 Royal Navy letters 29 Oral health org. 30 Pets in a Lilian Jackson Braun mystery series 31 Continuity
problems
33 Pretty pitcher 36 Aquarium fish 39 Excited cry from a chicory farmer waiting for harvest?
42 Large country
estate
43 Period
44 Way back when 45 The Dalai __ 47 PO alternative 49 Assam export 50 Dust, silverfish, or
dampness? 55 “Go team!” 56 Great time 57 Worrywart’s words 61 Some Neruda
poems
63 Scam victim’s lament, and an apt title for this puzzle
65 “Fargo” co-star 66 Like some
raincoats 67 Russell of “The
Americans” 68 Torah chests 69 Droop
70 “Oh, for
heaven’s __!”
DOWN
1 Lt.’s superior 2 Insurance option for military families: Abbr. 3 Planning aid 4 Goes the distance 5 Road with a no. 6 Suffers in the sun 7 Sparkle
8 Clerical robe 9 Nagging
10 “The Empire Strikes Back,” chronologically 11 Jag
13 Steered clear of 14 Like some poetry 17 “Field of Dreams”
state
21 Exams for future
attys.
24 “Don’t need to
watch that again” 25 Gregg pro 26 “Property
Brothers” channel 27 Fish tacos fish,
informally 28 Word processor
feature 32 Hebrew word in the Book of Psalms 34 Woman on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
35 Sitcom in
syndication, e.g. 37 Hustle 38 General vicinity 40 Coastal desert of southern Africa
41 Slowed down 46 To no __: in vain 48 Barrie
buccaneer 50 Patisserie lure 51 Plane tracker
52 2022 music biopic directed by Baz Luhrmann 53 Two-time WNBA MVP __ Delle Donne
54 Bosox rivals 58 Ostrichlike bird 59 School grade 60 Singer Brickell 62 __ admin 64 Whine for table
scraps, say