Crossword No. 689: Malaysian Exploration

ACROSS

1 Puck blocker 7 Dunaway of Chinatown 11 “___ in ‘Nancy’” 14 Most perilous, like a sidewalk in winter 15 Past loves 16 Person you’re playing (abbr.) 17 Academy Award won by Michelle Yeoh on March 12, making her the first Malaysian to win an Oscar 19 A leadoff homer earns one 20 Dismissive grunt 21 “With ___ am I speaking?” 22 Having wakened 24 Pal of Crackle and Pop 26 Malaysian shoemaker whose clients have included Princess Diana and Sandra Bullock 29 ___ Domani (wine brand) 32 Desert caravan stop 33 Evening event 36 Messy room, in metaphor 37 Have bad aim 40 False internet rumors spread in Malaysia that the Wednesday after Michelle Yeoh’s Oscar win would be one of these; actual ones in Malaysia include the Lunar New Year, the Islamic New Year, and Christmas 43 “Then what you’re saying is...” 44 “Love ___ neighbor” 45 Like The Whale and Tár 46 On ___ (how some foolish things are done) 48 ___ Mujeres, Mexico 49 Malaysia’s national dish, consisting of rice steamed in coconut milk 52 Drake works 56 Put into power 57 Silicon Valley’s industry 60 Visage on renminbi notes 61 Date middle 62 Malaysia’s capital city, home to the famed Petronas Towers 66 ___ Dhabi 67 Hermione’s portrayer in film 68 Civil disturbance 69 ___ balm 70 Happy yelps 71 Non-hits, usually

DOWN

1 NFL coaching great Joe 2 The Indian or Arctic, say 3 Tyler who was on The Talk 4 “___ me put it this way...” 5 “___ you first!” 6 Mark permanently 7 Enrico for whom an element is named 8 Fire 9 “You have my permission” 10 Think pieces 11 Lakeview’s part of Chicago 12 Sitcom set in a school 13 Veep under Richard 18 Hanged Japanese general 23 Curved sword 25 ___ table (list of elements) 27 Flame follower 28 Seattle’s Bruce Harrell, et al. 30 Sundar Pichai of Google, e.g. 31 Middle, in Manchester 33 ___-cone 34 Squirrel’s hangout 35 “We’ve been tricked!” 36 Clever 38 Crestfallen 39 Nat. on the Mediterranean 41 Attention-getting sound 42 LeBron’s team, on scoreboards 47 Space bar neighbor 48 Swedish superstore 49 Kathmandu’s country 50 Courtroom excuse 51 Carrier of Earth 53 Totally excited 54 Remote control button 55 Categories 58 6-iron or 3-wood, say 59 Attila’s crew 63 Thurman in Super Pumped 64 Robach or Winehouse 65 Doc’s scan