CROSSWORD

OUT OF THIS WORLD

ACROSS

1 Sport in a ring

5 King’s domain

10 City transport

13 At the peak of

14 Birdbath gunk

15 Church:priest:: mosque:___

17 First AfricanAmerican quarterback in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

19 Streaming player brand

20 Remove wool from

21 Arranged like pancakes 23 “Another card, please” 27 Buckeyes’ sch. 28 Include discreetly, on an email 31 Garth Brooks, notably

36 Trademarked MGM sound

38 Meat-grading org.

39 First lady after Hillary

40 Grants membership to

42 Hard-to-define quality

44 Tiny bits

45 Boy detective of kid-lit

47 Something to whistle

48 Clark Kent’s employer

51 Title for Elton John

52 Cubes in a tray

53 Nash who rhymed “Bronx” with “thonx”

55 Perp’s photo

59 Equestrian’s handful

63 BBQ rod

64 Hoopster Charles Barkley, from 1992 to

1996

68 Desert largely in Mongolia

69 Urban pigeon’s perch

70 “Go back,” on a PC

71 Network with a peacock logo 72 Fund, as a university 73 Crock-Pot concoction

DOWN

1 Lumberyard equipment

2 The Beehive State 3 What “less” is, in a saying

4 Super Soul Sunday host

5 Sought elected office

6 “Nightmare” street of moviedom 7 Sixth word of the Gettysburg Address

8 Mekong River land

9 Take under one’s wing 10 Acrobatic team, e.g. 11 Totally out of control 12 Make a quiche, e.g. 16 Horrible coffee, slangily

18 A Trump son

22 Places of refuge (var.)

24 Sing the praises of

25 Mollusk in paella

26 Put the kibosh on

28 Pigtail, e.g.

29 Apres-ski drink

30 Prickly pear and saguaro, for two 32 Physically demanding

33 Ballerinas’ wear

34 Rice-___ (Quaker Oats brand) 35 Harder to find 37 True-to-life 41 Freud’s field, informally

43 Hightailed it

46 China’s Chairman ___

49 Magazine about celebrities

50 Hatcher who was a Bond girl

54 Center of activity 55 Additive in much Chinese food 56 Well-versed in 57 The Bee Gees’ surname

58 “In that case . . .”

60 “This ___ my day!”

61 Without a stitch on

62 Pre-cable TV problem

65 Not quite right

66 Swelled head

67 Previously unreleased