The BalTimore Sun CroSSword

ACROSS

1 “Leaves of

Grass” name 5 Links to a social

media post

9 Ivy, e.g.: Abbr. 12 They’re better boosted than inflated

13 Actor Willem 14 NCAA’s “Tide” 15 Where many blood cells are produced 17 Witty retort 18 French film

19 Be in session 20 Neutralize 22 Indigo plant 23 Pleased 25 Challenges

requiring nerve 26 Like some

Sundays 27 Aleppo’s land 29 Alliance acronym 30 Champs-Élysées

lunch choice 32 Carrying process 34 Break in the

action

36 German pop star who sang “99 Luftballons” 37 The very

beginning 41 Russian rulers 45 Go left, say 46 Does as told 48 First name in

fashion

49 Wild party 51 “Enchanted”

movie girl 52 Gradually

withdraw 53 Playground

retort

55 Droop

56 “The Hobbit”

creatures 57 Buffet server 58 Head-scratching words ... and, phonetically, a feature of the four longest Down answers 61 Brief moment 62 Fix

63 Protected,

at sea

64 Word with devil

or dog 65 Brooklyn

ballers

66 Puts in

DOWN

1 Online group

study

2 Fret (over)

3 Big name in

travel guides 4 Mao __-tung 5 Style of some

surf and turf 6 Cont. south of Western 31Down

7 “Glad that’s

settled!” 8 Stitched up 9 Katana-wielding

warrior 10 Approximately 11 Slams, slangily 13 Newspaper rival of the Bugle in the Spider-Man universe 16 Inbox list:

Abbr. 18 Advanced math

subj.

21 Oz, for one 24 Anaheim

attraction 28 Joined the clean-plate club, say

31 See 6-Down 33 Queen’s subject 35 Celestial feline

4/14/22 37 Big name in blue

jeans

38 Bicker

39 Reason for

pacing

40 Half or full

holds

42 Turned aside 43 Arrives at

44 W-2 IDs

47 Wise one 50 Atkinson of

British comedy 54 Woeful cry 59 Still

60 Roadside help

letters