Crossword No. 659: Sweet Treat
ACROSS
1 Respond to a round of applause 4 Behave badly 9 Some sneakers 14 Sound a masseur hears 15 Served decoratively 16 Final letter 17 Folded frozen confection discontinued by the Klondike company this month after nearly 40 years 19 Geometric spokes 20 Camel feature 21 Sin in Se7en 23 “___ be back in a sec” 24 Candy introduced in 1978; it skyrocketed in popularity after the release of 1982’s E.T. 29 Medicine approver 32 Wacky Aykroyd 33 Org. for roadside assistance 34 Candy named for the jokes printed on each wrapper 38 Fail to avert your gaze 42 No voters 43 Wish undone 44 Skateboard trick 45 ___ Virginians 46 Candy brand that hit it big in the early ‘80s when President Reagan expressed a fondness for it 48 “This ___ joke, right?” 50 “Absolument!” 51 RBs try to gain them 52 Iconic Ben & Jerry’s flavor made with banana ice cream 58 “Obviously!” 59 Since 60 Cheese with a red rind 64 Moved stealthily 66 Early Ben & Jerry’s flavor, this one named for the master of ceremonies at Woodstock 70 Head bug 71 Have a good time with 72 Illuminated 73 Honors won recently by Megan Rapinoe and Shohei Ohtani 74 Vacuum brand 75 -like
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1 Mass man 2 Home to most Hawaiians 3 For ___ the Bell Tolls 4 In the past 5 Pettable purrer 6 “___-la-la...” 7 “I give up!” 8 Holy 9 The Merchant of Venice wit 10 Theatrical Thurman 11 Field doc 12 Like parkour practitioners 13 Emulates Moana 18 Lifesaving letters 22 Do a vet’s job 25 Brand in the freezer 26 Gobble up 27 Capture 28 Birdie beater 29 Imperfection 30 2022 Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard, e.g. 31 Backs of barges 35 Quickly become part of the group 36 Suffix with spoon 37 Serious crook 39 Person on your side 40 Out of control 41 Fun part of Florida 44 Theater award 46 Toronto team, casually 47 [Laughing sound] 49 Pair for Nathan Chen 52 Recurring process 53 Receive a ___ welcome 54 Exhaust the supply of 55 Used a John Deere 56 ___ consequence (at all important) 57 “___ So Bad” (Tom Petty song) 61 Surreal Spaniard 62 Enterprise alternative 63 Fantastic story 65 ___-ops 67 Musical TV presenters 68 “___-hoo!” 69 OB-___ (certain doc)