CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS

1 “... __ a puddy tat!” 5 Bygone 26-Down rival 10 Limit 13 Small rodent 14 Bold alternative 16 Have a mortgage 17 “... two fives for __?” 18 Helix-shaped pasta 19 Pince-__ 20 Surprisingly little, pricewise 23 Picasso’s birth city 24 Desertlike 27 Superfast 32 RR stops 35 Healthy drink 36 Immigrant’s subj. 37 Maxim about frugality 42 Comic strip cry 43 “Deadliest Catch” narrator Mike 44 View from Catania 45 It’s learned the hard way 50 Put away 51 Split up 54 Confusing statements ... and a hint to the circled letters 60 MSNBC’s “Morning __” 62 Add value to 63 Avian digestive system part 64 Brewpub order 65 School bud 66 Singer Horne 67 “Not __” 68 Bond and others 69 Macron’s state

DOWN

4 2 3 1 Nobelist Revered emblem Singer/songwriter __ Followed Ray Joel Pavlov the 5 crowd? European dumpling 6 Not hummable exactly 7 Post-WWII alliance 8 Settled on a branch 9 Ho Chi __ City 10 Harmonious 11 Leave openmouthed 12 Candy with an Emoji dispenser set 22 15 21 VI Flat-topped Editor with imprint x XVII a Talese Doubleday cap 25 26 “Show Co-founder time!” of the SkyTeam alliance 28 Skin care name 29 “That is sooo cute!” 30 Wasikowska of “The Kids Are All Right” 31 Engine starter: Abbr. 32 DNA lab items 33 Unspoken 34 Call for an appointment 38 Before, in ballads 39 Scand. land 40 Temple athlete 41 Squid appendage 46 Light opener? 47 Coined money 48 Pageant bands 49 Anesthesiologists’ work sites, briefly 52 White-plumed wader 53 “Strawberry Wine” country singer Carter 55 Gen-__ 56 First family grandson? 57 Let go of 58 Actress Rogers 59 Rescue team acronym 60 Word with hawk or walk 61 “¡Viva el matador!”