Crossword No. 693: Chicago Goings-On

ACROSS

1 Similar (to)

5 They work their entire career at one place 11 Find work for

14 Wood or Del Rey 15 Finishes

16 Put the kibosh on

17 The 2024 Democratic National Convention was awarded last week to Chicago; at the 1996 DNC there, First Lady

Hillary Clinton led conventiongoers in this dance craze

19 Fury

20 Alternative to a lager 21 ___ es Salaam (East African port)

22 Honda that can go backward and forward?

24 MLB All-Star every year from 1967 through 1984

27 Mojito garnish

28 When Chicago became one of the four candidates to host the 2016 Olympics, she traveled to Copenhagen to pitch her adopted hometown to the IOC 32 “Must be going”

35 Cut ___ (dance well) 36 Take to court

37 Fat in a bird feeder 38 Hog’s digs

39 Chip material 40 Insurance giant

41 Island near Java

43 Loud roar

45 Starting point of the 2016 Chicago Cubs victory parade 48 ___-of-the-moment (spontaneous) 49 Mexican Hat Dance hat

53 Rice dish

55 Comedy’s Garfunkel and Oates, e.g.

56 Kitten’s sound

57 Simile center

58 This type of attraction debuted at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago; it exploded in popularity soon after 63 Olive interior

64 One of Kramer’s pals 65 Strong feeling 66 Chowed down on 67 Used a sauce, maybe 68 No, in Novosibirsk

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1 Church area

2 Hayek played her in Frida

3 “When ___ You” (1977 No. 1 hit)

4 Platoon setting, briefly 5 The Constant

Gardener novelist

John

6 How Alaska ranks first among U.S. states

7 Prez elected four times 8 Finish for Siam or Sudan

9 Skedaddle

10 Using the keyboard’s largest key

11 Found everywhere 12 iPhone “resident” 13 Corner-office holder 18 Change with the times 23 Org. founded at Bretton Woods

25 Winter wear 26 Hypotheticals

27 Bruce or Lucy

29 Mocking

30 Mark’s replacement 31 “That’s awful news...” 32 “___ Her Standing There”

33 John on California’s state quarter

34 Emulate Congress 38 Crafty

39 “Just give me the main points,” for short 41 Bet with no hand

42 ___ Lingus (Dublinbased carrier)

43 In a state of confusion 44 Macaroni shape 46 Number on a coll. transcript

47 Element added to salt 50 ___ board (nail salon item)

51 Mr. Philbin, casually 52 Certain baby bird 53 Daddy

54 “Are you sure about that?”

59 Pharmaceutical company founder Lilly 60 Spotify category 61 Tombstone letters

62 Any of Attila’s people