USA TODAY US Edition

CROSSWORD

VERMIN CONTROL

- EDITED Fred Piscop BY Zhouqin Burnikel

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

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