CROSSWORD

CLOSING CURTAIN

ACROSS

1 Hair fastener

5 Acorn sources

9 Swarming insects

14 Prefix for “biography” 15 Eyelash coloring 16 Sailing vessel 17 Scratchy voice 18 A persimmon grows on one 19 Pricing figures 20 Lift weights 23 Person reading a life line, say 24 “The Country Girls” author O’Brien 25 Org. sponsoring after-school events

28 Ran out of juice

30 Cortisone, e.g.

33 Sound bounce

36 Room where safety goggles are worn

38 Pale purple

39 Mall regular’s

motto

43 Diet whose name means “ancient” 44 Color similar to almond 45 Exec’s helper (Abbr.) 46 Highway warning 49 Backside 51 Currency of America (Abbr.) 52 Connection 54 Male deer 57 Party often hosted by a maid of honor 61 “Well, gosh!” 64 Tweak 65 Lessen in intensity 66 “To clarify . . .” 67 Jane’s rhyming surname on “Daria”

68 “The Boys” actress Moriarty 69 Scratch-off ticket game 70 Whole bunch 71 Plant used for natural fencing

DOWN

1 Gefilte fish option 2 Feasts with roast pigs 3 Unhelpful response to “Who’s there?” 4 Uncorked 5 Name that’s a palindrome 6 Award for a military pilot 7 Weak-___ (faint) 8 Biergarten mugs 9 Greek sandwich 10 Garlic ___

11 One of two in most musicals

12 “___ Boy Is Mine” 13 Aves. and blvds. 21 First Lady of ___ Lanka 22 Mouse relative 25 Rains heavily 26 Popular DVRs 27 Skillful

29 Name hidden in “white lie” 31 Bird on the Australian coat of arms

32 Tall airport

structure

33 College sports

channel

34 Mass confusion

35 ___ up (hid out)

37 ___ dip (sandwichinspired appetizer)

40 Little kid

41 Football field

marking

42 Hour after

midnight

47 Batter’s stat

48 Sings in the Alps

50 Wood stove

residue

53 Tennis champ

Rafael

55 Not clueless

56 Wish-granting

spirit

57 “You Can’t Stop the ___” (“Hairspray” finale)

58 Nevada city on the

Truckee River

59 Budae-jjigae, e.g.

60 Tear apart

61 Ingredient in a deep fryer but not an air fryer 62 Medical plan grp. 63 Fetch