CROSSWORD

FOR STARTERS

ACROSS

1 “Ripostes” poet Pound

5 Use a crib sheet 10 Headed for overtime 14 Designer Christian

15 Part of XXL 16 Jason’s craft 17 Off-the-cuff response

20 Umbra-creating event 21 “Steppenwolf” author Hermann

22 Sticky stuff from

maples

23 “Hard” or “sweet”

drink

26 One sans roots

29 Ones sans roots

30 Pop-up path

33 Lendl with 94

singles titles

34 Least spicy

35 “Mamma ___!”

36 Lasting memory,

perhaps

39 Demolition need

40 Installed anew, as

flooring

41 Long-division

word

42 “Uh-huh”

43 Place for bouts

44 Like a one-run

game

45 Like a neglected

attic

46 Everyday article

47 City allied with

Gomorrah

50 French fry feature,

perhaps

54 Political fieldnarrowing event

58 North 40 unit

59 Ends of the Earth

60 Do a credit

union’s job

61 Yoga accessories

62 Winter hand

warmers

63 YSL part

DOWN

1 Falco of “Nurse

Jackie”

2 Metal in pennies

3 Makecloudy

4 Craft fair vendors

5 Locket feature

6 Partner of

hearty

7 Goof up

8 Candle count,

perhaps

9 Steeped beverage 10 Source of fries, informally 11 Pupil controller 12 Prima donnas’ clashers 13 Ready to serve 18 Tablet with an Apple pencil 19 Places for toys or tools

23 Weekend visitors,

say

24 Portugal’s locale

25 Treated with pills,

e.g.

26 Peachy keen

27 Like rams and

ewes

28 Places for buyers

and sellers

29 Shakespearean

Dane

30 Essential ___ acids

31 Reasons to use

water cannons

32 Birchbark vessel

34 Some cake layers

37 Emotional shock

38 Withouta

word 44 In the latest

style

45 Toppers for some 43-Acrosses

46 Long lock

47 Filtered email

48 Predator of

tuna

49 Gossip column fodder

50 Symbol on a staff 51 Ukraine’s capital 52 Word before wolf

or survivor

53 Brings to a close

55 Tach letters

56 “___ don’t say!”

57 “Lord of the Rings”

character