CROSSWORD
VERMIN CONTROL
ACROSS
1 Muscles worked
by crunches
4 “Something to Talk About” singer Bonnie
9 Pavarotti performance 13 Like a fat cat’s pockets
15 “The usual,” e.g. 16 Go here and there 17 Great Salt Lake-area resort
18 Fun winery event
20 Drop like a stone
22 Lives and
breathes
23 Bold or italic, e.g.
26 Efron of
“Baywatch”
27 Deceptive ploys
28 Ritzy area of L.A.
31 Tongue in
Bangkok
33 Driver of
“BlacKkKlansman”
35 Money in Slovenia
36 37-Across, e.g.
37 Road repair
material
39 Meadow mother
41 Be in session
42 Pyramid, to a
pharaoh
44 Rustic stopovers
46 Feels remorse
over
48 Score in some
pitchers’ duels
50 Like Nero or
Seneca
52 Cheek swab
material
53 Color-coded
sticker
57 One with hat in
hand
59 Court sister of
Venus
60 Bit of hand
embroidery
63 Sharif of “Doctor
Zhivago” 64 Sikorsky of
aviation
65 Speak one’s mind
66 Enjoy a posh
restaurant
67 Internet crawlers
68 Parts of
hammerheads
69 Danson of “Fargo”
DOWN
1 Adjust to fit
2 Santa’s protuberance 3 Sting operation, e.g.
4 Popular thesaurus
5 Railroad schedule
abbr.
6 Neighbor of Wyo.
7 Conical dwelling
8 Carnivorous dino
9 Sotheby’s event
10 Fundamental reason for a problem 11 Smart Puppy brand
12 Bit of gear for a gig 14 Big name in artisan bread
19 Shirt tag datum
21 Astronaut’s wear
24 Have a hankering
25 Hippie’s
hallucinogen
28 Audi competitor
29 Camera lens part
30 Cause of malodor
31 Bugs Bunny or
Roger Rabbit
32 Lowe’s competitor, with “the”
34 Greek fabulist
36 Muscle car of
song
38 Feel blah
40 Clear, as a
flash drive
43 ___ and mash
(British dish)
45 Org. headed by Oliver North
47 Like Frost’s “road not taken”
49 Can’t keep pace 51 Fits together well
53 Utter nonsense
54 Send, as payment
55 Lacking a point
56 Trimmed, as
expenses
57 Twofer offer, briefly
58 Perched on
60 Corduroy feature
61 48-Across, e.g.
62 Jake Tapper’s
station