CROSSWORD
REAR ENDS
ACROSS
1 ___ for your buck 5 Go___Me (moneyraising platform) 9 Speedy 14 Colorado neighbor 15 Home to the biggest city and the highest mountain 16 “Smallville” actress Durance 17 Warning on an envelope
19 Annoying
20 Hulk action
21 “Just like every
other time . . .”
23 In addition
25 Spread falsehoods
26 Spot for a facial
29 Modern folklore
36 Change for a
twenty
38 In addition
39 Serious
40 “Garfield” dog
41 Stands the test of
time
43 “Um, of course!”
44 Friends, down
under
46 Absolute ___ (coldest possible temperature)
47 Thought-provoking
48 Make believe
51 Many professors
(Abbr.)
52 NPR journalist
Shapiro
53 Peppermint Patty,
to Marcie
55 Book excerpts
60 Fashion magazine
64 Give permission
65 Healing up
68 Seat without a
back
69 Place for a ring or
a stud
70 Initial poker stake
71 They’re larger than
villages 72 Competed like
Simone Manuel 73 Glowing gas
DOWN
1 Close pals 2 Chemistry unit whose size is measured in angstroms 3 Nickname for Grandma
4 Abruptly stop responding to texts, say 5 Awesome 6 Wield, like the Force 7 “Baltimore” singer Simone 8 Makeup of some gay couples 9 RSVPs, e.g. 10 “You still mad at me?” 11 Leaning Tower city 12 Nasty 13 Calendar blocks 18 Shakespearean “you” 22 100%
24 ___ thermometer
26 Tread loudly
27 Part of a
stationary bike
28 “I Apologize”
singer Baker
30 ___ a trail
31 Good thing to have
32 ___ Dame
33 Receded
34 “Not in a million
years!”
35 Plumbing
issues
37 “I’m on my
way!”
42 Some family
members
45 Hogs the bed
49 Oil drilling
structure
50 Jump in
headfirst, say
54 Like some clock numerals 55 Neither present nor future
56 Sax type
57 Like a sloth
58 Long, long times
59 Sledding surface
61 Molecular biology
topic
62 A thing ___ itself
63 ___ Park (New Zealand sports stadium)
66 Carry-on inspectors (Abbr.) 67 Skirt line