USA TODAY US Edition

CROSSWORD

- EDITED Fred Piscop BY Victor Fleming

IMPEDING THE FLOW

ACROSS

1 Feature of some saunas

6 Design with acid

10 Spiral-cut meats

14 Coat similar to an anorak

15 Big Apple or London area 16 Fanzine fave 17 Fruity topping for toast

19 “Anti-art” movement

20 Salon acquisitio­n

21 Crude acronym

23 Odie, to John

24 Places to play pinball

28 Space Needle city

30 Royal pain

32 Tribe of the Canadian plains

33 Altoids container

34 High spirits

36 Maryland athlete, informally

38 Grinds to a halt

40 “The Merry Widow” composer Franz

42 Release, as lava

44 Movie studio constructi­ons

46 Cunning stratagems

48 Military leader nicknamed “LightHorse Harry”

49 Moreno of “West Side Story”

51 Stone-launching weapon

53 “Stay strong!”

56 Vicious sorts

57 The whole shootin’ match 58 Grounds for a civil suit

60 Thumbs-down review

61 Like snails and sloths

63 Traditiona­l Dutch shoe

68 Paella ingredient

69 Upper hand

70 Title for Macbeth

71 Responds on “Jeopardy!” 72 Dizzy in Cooperstow­n 73 Sinful city of scripture

DOWN

1 Rest cure facility

2 Plant a bug in

3 Muff an easy one

4 Japanese dogs with curly tails 5 Driveway paving material

6 Rough fig.

7 “Tora! Tora! Tora!” general

8 Cowboys’ protective leggings

9 Class also called “domestic science,” for short

10 Kept under wraps 11 Electrical gadget for an overseas traveler 12 Runway strutter 13 Election Day lineup

18 Low soccer score

22 Links conveyance

24 Start the kitty

25 Acropolis sights

26 Concrete constructi­on unit 27 Prison guard, slangily 29 Driving range array 31 Set of moral values 35 George, football’s “Papa Bear” 37 “Get Out” director Jordan

39 Mix with a swizzle stick

41 Seal again, in a way

43 Hoses down

45 Color commentato­r’s tidbit

47 Scholarly sorts

50 Self-proclaimed

52 Mexican revolution­ary Villa

53 Port of Iraq

54 ___ Island (immigratio­n museum site) 55 Chip away at

59 Costume made from a sheet 62 Guitar great Montgomery

64 Room with a recliner, perhaps

65 Terhune title dog

66 Lennon’s lady

67 Sparkling fielding play

 ?? © Andrews McMeel ?? 11/7
© Andrews McMeel 11/7

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