USA TODAY International Edition
PUZZLES CROSSWORD
TONED UP ACROSS
1 Some lightbulbs 5 Producer ___ Martin Chase 10 Steal from 13 Concert venue 15 Did nothing 16 “Hadestown” actress Noblezada
17 2015 film whose title references a painting
19 Gamble 20 Civil wrongs 21 Timetable abbr. hidden in this clue Shampoo brand Handle skillfully
25 27 22 23 Jaded Substance such as HCl
28 May Swenson’s home state
30 “I surrender!” 31 ___ and cheese 32 Community college official
33 Paragons 34 Queer icon with the song “we fell in love in october” 36 Sends to someone else 39 Parts involved in pedicures 40 Setting for much of “Moana” 43 Uneven bars or vault, e. g. 44 Food Network’s “Cupcake ___” 45 Like the Dora Milaje, hair- wise
46 Proposal words 48 Brunch drinks 50 Tippy- top 51 Fish such as the moray
53 Black- clad subculture members
54 Feel remorse over 55 1988 movie with a ghostly title character 58 Doll introduced in 1961
59 “Spoiler ___!” 60 Eighteen- wheelers 61 Stage designer’s creation 62 Funeral fires 63 Pongal grain
DOWN
1 Word “Captured Explicit say Devilish school” before fanfiction, or “firm” 2
3 4 5 6 Loud Crispy brownie noise part of a
7 Rhyme synonym and of “splotch” 8 Baton- passing race 9 Toss in 10 “Friday” singer Black 11 “In sum . . .” 12 Intense fights 14 Undesired kitchen trail 18 Distributors 22 ___ for ( really desired) 23 Kin, informally 24 Citation phrase that’s a word meaning “tardy” spelled backward 26 Some full- body sketches 29 “Angel” singer Baker 32 Unclean 33 Quitting words 34 2- Down, e. g. 35 General standard 36 Casual comments 37 One fleeing to safety 38 Prepare like kimchi 40 Bento box option 41 Waistband material 42 Streaming service interruptions 44 Garden tool
45 Pester
47 Like some old apples
49 Cuts grass 52 String instrument of old
55 Drink like a dog
56 “I should be into this guy / But ___ just a waste of time” ( 34- Across lyric) 57 Suffix for “Senegal”