Crossword
ACROSS
1 Nether regions 5 *“Whaddya know …”
9 Some stage equipment 13 Toddler’s boo-boo 14 “Same here” 15 Not raise or fold 16 *In rapid succession, in slang
17 Sister channel of HBO and TBS 18 *Bonkers 19 Club for drivers 21 Predetermined cost
23 Group without power? 25 Orthodontist’s recommendation 26 Madison Ave. bigwig 29 Penne ___ vodka 31 Resident of a hobby farm
32 Dwarf friend of Bilbo in “The Hobbit” 33 Thick, liquidy servings 35 *“Cheers!” 36 What’s found once in a generation? 37 *Dismiss lightly 41 Big oaf 43 Pageant crown 44 Apr. 15 payment recipient
47 Box office smash, in slang 48 Paid-for trip 49 Gets ready to drive
51 Swiss currency 53 Worry too much 55 In the very recent past 59 *Storied New York prison 60 Little bit of color 62 *“On the double!” 63 Diva’s delivery
64 “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night …,” for postal workers 65 Sole
66 Cub Scout units 67 *“Amen to that!” 68 Checked out
DOWN
1 Wandering sort 2 Actor McGregor 3 Betting odds 4 Certain hair removal technique 5 “The most powerful drug used by mankind”: Rudyard Kipling 6 Internet address suffix
7 A whole bunch 8 Rolling textual coverage of an event 9 Capital of Ghana 10 Percussion instrument often used in calypso music 11 Typewriter roller 12 Most cunning 14 Zeno, for one 20 Eclipse, for some 22 Setup for a police sting 24 Discounted 50% … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues
26 Network that aired “Happy Days” and “Laverne & Shirley” 27 Morse code unit 28 QB Manning 30 Former Mississippi senator Trent 33 Slip-up
34 Last part of a machine wash 36 Softball designation
38 Imparter of flavor to cabernet sauvignon wines 39 Certain freight car cargo 40 Makeshift donation receptacle 42 Border on 43 Fish sometimes served tartare 44 “So tragic” 45 Give an electrical overhaul
46 Escorted out of the rain, say 48 Feeling “been there, done that,” say
50 Heroic tales 52 Wild party
54 Pit stop replacement, often 56 Greeting at sea 57 Vanished
58 ___ piece
61 Big funder of cultural orgs.