DAILY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 “The Phantom of the Opera” prop 5 Made, as a free throw or golf putt 9 Parroting
14 Wrinkly citrus fruit 15 Slender wind instrument
16 Polite refusal 17 Inspirational collage for designers 19 Mental picture 20 *“I can’t make
sense of it”
22 Crab or lobster
catcher
25 Told tales
26 Feel poorly
27 Puts into law 29 Losing candidate 33 *World Series of
Poker game 36 Brewpub pour 37 Scissors sound 38 Spanish day 39 “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar” actress Kristen 40 Bowler’s target 41 *Natural-horror film franchise featuring superintelligent sharks 45 African capital on the Mediterranean Sea
47 Tab key function 48 __-cone: icy treat 49 “__ well that ends well”
51 U-turn from NNW 52 *Catchphrase of the Three Stooges 57 Euripides tragedy 58 Many a charitable organization 62 Common font 63 Actress Swenson 64 Bowler’s place 65 Sidles up to
66 Like pink hair 67 Disco classic spelled out with arm motions and by the ends of the answers to the starred clues
DOWN
1 Bluey and Bingo’s parent
2 Many moons __ 3 __-mo replay
4 “The Mermaid Chair” novelist
Sue Monk __
5 Vague promise from a procrastinator
6 Tail off, as a storm 7 U.S./Canada military acronym 8 Canvas shoe brand that makes bridal sneakers 9 Belief that all beings have a spirit
10 Large citrus fruit 11 “__ it first!”: “Dibs!” 12 Close by, quaintly 13 __ Goose vodka 18 Runs away fast 21 Leafy vegetable in a green smoothie 22 Pampering place for furry friends 23 Close soccer score 24 Exhausting 28 Baseball hat
29 Not much (of) 30 Salary hikes
31 Sci-fi beings 32 Invalidate 34 Celebratory poems
35 Place for a piercing
39 Married
41 “Wasn’t me!” and “I didn’t do it!” 42 Greek god of love
43 Perch for a frog in an ornamental pond
44 Al or Bobby of auto racing 46 “Pinkie promise!” 49 Great pain 50 Fencing thrust 52 Muscat’s land 53 “Take this”
54 1998 Sarah McLachlan hit 55 Oklahoma city west of Tulsa
56 “__ guacamole!” 59 Closest peeps 60 Company abbr. 61 Lipton drink