CROSSWORD

SENIOR PARTNERS ACROSS

1 Take the plunge 6 Assaulted, e.g. 11 “Time-out” hand signal 14 Cut off from civilization 15 Crumble gradually 16 One overdoing it on stage 17 Suit with many plaintiffs 19 Supply artillery to 20 Eluded the seeker 21 Covered in slime, e.g. 22 In a fitting manner 24 At the workplace, as training 26 TCBY stack 28 Place for on-sale clothing 33 Has no love for 36 Up-front payment 37 Chaney of horror movies 38 Home to most of Turkey 39 Goes on the lam 40 Dragon’s exhalation 41 Put a match to 42 Word of lament 43 Cara of “Fame” 44 Marathoner’s statistic 48 Kaleidoscopic gems 49 Dirty campaigners’ attacks 53 Spatter-catching garment 55 Terrible-tasting 57 Sajak who sells vowels 58 Write hastily 59 Orson Welles classic 63 In the manner of 64 Gas brand relaunched in 2017 65 Fabric with diagonal ridges 66 Become inedible 67 Of historic importance 68 Maze word

DOWN

1 Like Stallone’s persona 2 Last-ditch poker bet 3 They all lead to Rome, it’s said 4 IV administerers 5 Rejoinder to “Ain’t!” 6 Mild expletive 7 Pseudo-cultured 8 Enthusiastic response to “Wanna?” 9 Needless fuss 10 Landlord’s payer 11 “Fake news!” 12 Countess’ spouse 13 TV’s Oscar counterpart 18 Valuable cards in blackjack 23 Unit pricing word 25 Innovation’s origin 26 Adorable to the max 27 Tip jar stuffers 29 Maria, “La Divina” of opera 30 Shaq in auto insurance ads 31 Hackneyed humor 32 Place for a jeans patch 33 Ring in religious art 34 “Not gonna happen!” 35 Retaliation in kind 39 Go down the tubes 40 Out of the slammer 43 Bigger than big 45 NYSE launch 46 Kick-line dance 47 Speck in the sea 50 No longer an item 51 Two octaves for a vocalist, perhaps 52 Take the helm 53 Not completely shut 54 Casual shirt style 55 Smoking or swearing, to some 56 54-Down brand 60 Texter’s viewpoint intro 61 Typical Nick Jr. viewer 62 Documentarian Burns