CROSSWORD

FALL COLORS

ACROSS

1 Pitch shot’s

trajectory

4 Nigeria neighbor

8 Tantrum-prone kid

12 Big name in soccer apparel

14 Slow cooker meal 15 “Not happenin’” 16 Rock climber’s goal

17 Pitches in 18 Pointy-eared sci-fi sage

19 Bring to view 21 Guaranteed, as interest rates

23 Funny bone spots

25 Intense anger

26 Orioles great

Ripken Jr.

28 Visibly

embarrassed

31 Far from congenial

34 2019 Australian Open winner Naomi

36 Mineral abundant

in tofu

37 1970 Australian Open winner Arthur

38 Eat sumptuously

39 Gain momentum

on YouTube

40 Ballet bend

41 Swirl down the

drain

42 Port of Yemen

43 Ways’ partner

44 Ball newcomer, for

short

45 X-rated movie

material

47 “Not happenin’”

48 Beam of light

50 Proved false

52 Jay Pritchett portrayer on “Modern Family”

56 How RuPaul

performs

59 Like 45-Across

60 Show deep sorrow

62 Richard of

“Runaway Bride” 63 What Proactiv

treats

64 Kilt fold

65 Forbidden fruit site

66 Tax write-off

67 Pageant accessory

68 Enjoyed a recliner

DOWN

1 Quite a way off

2 Prime for picking

3 Team with logoless football helmets

4 “Weekend Update” cohost Michael

5 Cop show with Capt. Furillo 6 Dental Chews pet food brand 7 Frisbee shape 8 Estate auction attendee 9 Chickens known for egg-laying abilities 10 Lamborghini’s parent company 11 Holier-___-thou 13 Jump on a rink 14 Sevigny who played Lizzie Borden

20 Palindromic pop

group

22 Nanny’s offspring

24 Odd duck

26 Like a cryptogram

27 Out of the way

29 Reagan, to Nancy

30 Phase out

32 Hong Kong’s land since 1997

33 “Good grief!”

35 Magnetic card

at a hotel

37 Mindlessly

mimic

39 Asphalt

component

43 Principal line

45 Sewing needle

feature

46 “Sully” director

Eastwood

49 Machu Picchu’s range 51 Slight lead 52 Carrier with kosher

meals

53 Erte’s genre,

informally

54 Mischievous kids

55 “Damn Yankees”

seductress

57 Geographer’s

figure

58 Mannerly fellow

61 When repeated,

gung-ho