CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Blocks of sticky notes 5 Mark from an old injury 9 Soothing lotion additive 13 Prayer leaders 15 “Cheerio!” 16 Have staying power 17 Surname in “Evita” 18 “. . . and we need it now!” 19 Preschool basics 20 Teacher’s bonus offering 23 Manta, for example 24 History book sections 25 West African country 27 Selected 30 Just a ___ throw away 32 Genre for Missy Elliott 33 Manta, for example 37 Throat-clearing sound 39 Carly ___ Jepsen 40 Door-shutting sound 41 Pie variety 46 Prefix meaning “three” 47 Attention-grabbing 48 ___ potatoes 50 Judicial worker 51 Nuisance 52 Tightly wrapping snake 53 TV production teams 59 “Stranger Than Fiction” actress Thompson 61 ___ awake 62 Allowed 63 “You said it!” 64 “Sorry to say . . .” 65 Bird that might be “bald” 66 Ship fixture 67 They might be topped with marshmallows 68 Unwelcome sight on fruit
DOWN
1 Plumbing fixture 2 Mastercard competitor, for short 3 Item thrown at a bull’s-eye 4 Treats cooked over a campfire 5 Bright spots in the night sky 6 Phone protector 7 Not too much 8 Soccer great Megan 9 Pie ___ mode 10 Blood test findings, e.g. 11 Cinematic award 12 Online platform for craftspeople 14 Traps 21 Yuletide candy shape 22 “Let’s Stay Together” singer Turner 26 Comprehends 27 Shape of some Maryland decals 28 “Funny!” 29 Features of torches and campfires 30 Fear-inducing 31 Balsa or banyan 34 Feature of many a stone bridge 35 Not easily found 36 Give off 38 Like roosters, but not hens 42 Drug agent, for short 43 “Got questions? Let ’er rip!” 44 Region 45 Arm-wrestling asset 49 Video watched live 50 Punctuation mark seen in “I, Too” 51 Freedom of the ___ (First Amendment right) 52 Narrow laser light 54 Actress Kunis 55 Dutch cheese 56 Frozen breakfast brand 57 The Great ___ of China 58 Winter vehicle 60 51-Across at a picnic