Edited by Will Shortz
ACROSS
1 Jiggly dessert
6 Reclining hero
pose, for one
11 Film special f/x
14 Sci-fi vessel
17 She/___
pronouns
18 Like a government led by thieving politicians
19 Comic strip cry
20 Platte River
people
21 Diesel found in
street racers?
22 Costco unit
23 Ingredient in a
hurricane
26 Cute, cutely
28 Held in suspense
29 Peak whose name means “the high one”
31 Some footwear
fasteners
34 Adult insect stage
35 Sci-fi vessel 38 Fig Newtons manufacturer
40 Primeval
41 Science fiction vessel
44 East Coast Amtrak service with the fastest trains in the Americas
45 Some cheerful folks
46 Heavy-handed sorts
47 Instrument with a pedal
49 Part of an IV or an old TV
51 Denver winter hrs.
52 Site of a terrible fall?
53 Org. in “The X-Files”
55 On the ___ 57
Helmed
58 Sci-fi energy rays that might suck up earthly bodies, as depicted three times in this puzzle 64
Chum
65 Performer who might step on some toes?
66
On the ___ 67 Knight’s mount 68 Gumbos, e.g.
DOWN
1 Airport alternative to Newark Liberty
2 Building wing 3 Strong cleaner 4 Sass 5 Not flummoxed by
6 Longest river entirely in Switzerland
7 Most urbane
8 When “Time Warp” is sung in the musical “The Rocky Horror Show”
9 German veto 10 Path of a comet 11 Crib notes
12 Gaggle components
13 15 16
Cross
2018 John Travolta flop
Trash hauler [Moooooooo!]
22 Chili pepper or bell pepper, scientifically
23 Update, as a site layout
24 Without shame
25 1976 hit by Heart [Heeeeelp!]
27 28
W.W. II war zone, in brief
Place for a drink while traveling [Hooooonk!]
PUZZLE BY DAN CAPRERA
29 Loud, unpleasant noises
30 Fly off the handle
32 “Well, ___ escalated quickly!”
33 Stimpy’s chum of toondom
35 Seconds or thirds
36 Quiet spot to moor a boat
37 Grps. organizing book sales, maybe
39 Half of D
42 One of seven in the Constitution 43 Tallahassee sch.
46 Feature on either brother of Smith Bros. cough drops
47 Lends a hand 48 Unbeatable
50 Result of a leaky pen, perhaps
53 Chi Psi, e.g., informally
54 It’s bound to be eaten by livestock
56 Major corp. hirees
58 Atlanta-based network 59 ___ Allen, host of “Chopped” on the Food Network
60 Tolkien’s Leaflock, for one
61 One of a pair of “bullets,” in poker
62 63
Pokémon with a catlike appearance
One section of a H.S. yearbook