USA TODAY US Edition

CROSSWORD

TOOL KIT

- EDITED Fred Piscop BY Victor Fleming

ACROSS

1 The Congo,

formerly

6 Toddler’s glassful

10 Dance party VIPs

13 Rite site

14 Electricia­n, at times 15 Regret bitterly 16 Business traveler’s purchase 18 Vacationer’s lodgings

19 Ones to hang with

20 Finalize, as

comic art

21 Rorschach image

22 Up for grabs

24 Bruce who played

Dr. Watson

26 Mortar user

28 “Santa Baby” singer Kitt 31 Toon fan’s collectibl­e

34 Play-stopping call

35 Make off with

36 City north of Des

Moines

38 “Peachy keen!”

41 Sentry’s shout

42 One in a love

triangle

44 “Can’t deny that”

46 Jersey’s utterance

47 Assembly-ready

49 Barn door fasteners

51 Not undocument­ed

53 “Come on in!”

57 Airport terminal

queue

59 Nary a soul

61 As it ___ (so to

speak)

62 ___ NO HOOKS

63 Field event

65 Family nickname

66 Studio warning

sign

67 Midnight fridge

visits

68 Rode the bench

69 Respire like a dog 70 Vietnam War correspond­ent Garrick

DOWN

1 Frank of the Mothers of Invention 2 Detective Pinkerton

3 Bari’s land

4 Abductor’s

demand

5 Bard’s “before”

6 Oil lamp feature

7 Adam of “Chicago

Hope”

8 Cookout treat,

informally

9 Tate Modern offering 10 Precision marching unit 11 2007 Ellen Page title role 12 Already in the mail 14 Having a childlike charm

17 Is connected 21 Sleeping car assignment

23 Rebellious

Turner

25 Great time,

slangily

27 Opposite of “o’er”

29 Ring around the

moon

30 Like some saxes

31 Be nitpicky

32 Kuwaiti leader

33 100% effort

37 Targets for

crackers

39 Fitness club

worker

40 Heave-ho

43 Online gamer’s annoyance

45 Mini-albums,

briefly

48 Still-life fruit

50 “Big deal!”

52 Arthur Miller’s

Willy

54 Risky situation

55 Deteriorat­e

over time 56 Packed with

up-to-date info

57 Risk getting

bleeped

58 One side of the

Urals

60 Neglect to include

63 Start of a triple

jump

64 Capote,

informally

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© Andrews McMeel 3/21

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