NW Democrat-Gazette

The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 Signed off on 5 The six packed

in a six-pack 10 Go or Go Fish 14 Societal

standard 15 Element below neon on the periodic table 16 Utopia

17 “Just keeping you on your ___”

18 Gala, e.g. 19 Group promoting hwy. safety

20 Org. with a

canine registry 21 Yes in the

Senate

22 What tides do about twice a day

24 “Dios ___!” 25 Like teenage

facial hair, often 27 Tension-based

cutting tool 29 “Cry me a river” 31 Shinbones 32 Lead-in to

vision or zone 33 Highmaintenance sorts

35 Craft brewery offerings, in brief

37 Roles on

“Grey’s

Anatomy”: Abbr.

38 Islamic leaders claiming succession from Muhammad 40 Plumber’s pipe

material, in brief 41 Environmental activist Thunberg 43 Envision 44 Confection popular in South Asia and the Mideast 46 Cafe, e.g. 48 Anne played in film by Natalie Portman and Vanessa Redgrave 49 Traditional name for a child born on December 25 51 Petulant cry 52 Rare sighting after a storm … or a hint to this puzzle’s circled letters

57 Feeling that everyone’s having fun in your absence, for short 58 Campaign headquarters watch party, e.g. 59 Paleozoic and

Mesozoic 61 Hawaiian feast 62 Muchachos 63 Light beige 64 Coffee

containers 65 Commercial

lead-in to Turf 66 Central theme of “A Star Is Born”

Down

1 Ready to go

next

2 Cackling

Australian bird 3 Toy for a budding engineer 4 Private conversations on Twitter, for short 5 Nickname for the Mandalorian’s charge 6 Cleveland is on

its shore

7 Spur (on) 8 Went by mustang … or Mustang 9 Hoity-toity 10 There’s an official one for every month 11 Lump in one’s

throat

12 Like a public

relations pro 13 Provide funds

for

21 “I get it now ...” 23 Move like a

buoy

26 Dove’s cry 28 Platform for Super Mario Galaxy

30 Some museum

paintings 31 Court evidence that’s hard to refute

32 Where the crispest brownies are found in a brownie pan 34 Compete (for) 36 Peruse 38 Cocoa

alternative 39 Displayed 42 Hanging by a

thread

45 Like some hot

dogs

47 ___ Belova a.k.a. Marvel’s Black Widow 48 Words of agreement in Shakespeare 50 Some

jeans

51 Large estate 52 Sullen 53 Country near the Strait of Hormuz

54 It’s usually due on the first of the month 55 What’s black and white and a threat all over? 56 Take a liking

(to)

57 ___ vaccine 60 ___ Bird, 12time W.N.B.A. All-Star

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