The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
DAILY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Croquet surfaces 6 Chic 11 Christopher A. Wray’s org. 14 Roundish 15 Course without much challenge 16 Neurotic cartoon dog 17 Dual-purpose machine 19 Trauma ctrs. 20 Airport limo driver’s concern, briefly 21 “Later, dude” 22 Scrawny
24 One in the woods?
26 End of the end of “Gone With the Wind” 28 Water filter brand 30 Socialite adopted by the media 31 In-house trial 36 Cool drink 37 Lower
40 Court org. 42 Shut the door on 43 “How pathetic!” 46 “Tree of Smoke”
novelist Johnson 50 Place to order matzo ball soup 55 Facebook entry 56 Yarn coil 57 Words of urgency 59 WWII battle site, for short
60 Rock concert effect 61 Certain investor ... and, based on the word hidden in each, what 17-, 26-, 37- or 50-Across is? 64 Tokyo-born artist
65 Jazz pianist Chick
66 Flash of light 67 Word with cell
or cent 68 Vacuum
attachments 69 Like R.L. Stine
stories
DOWN
1 Serious state of decline 2 Personification 3 Pungent condiment 4 __ degree 5 Flow slowly 6 Four-door ride, usually
7 Call in a pool game
8 Until now 9 Manhattan liquor 10 Walmart rival 11 Like some revealing slips? 12 Name associated with alpine rescues 13 Fashion magazine 18 Actor Stephen 23 Tango land: abbr. 25 Words to a traitor 27 Vishnu worshipper 29 Fizzy prefix 32 Take the wheel 33 Appreciative text
34 __ hall
35 Bus. card address
37 Baal
38 Like 2017 39 Lose it, in a way 40 Requests 41 Trilogy starter 44 Sushi fish 45 Decent sort 47 “Darned if I know”
48 “Cross my heart!” 49 Tempestuous 51 Some designer gowns
52 Award show VIP 53 Haas of “Witness” 54 Suffix suggesting resemblance 58 Outfits
62 And
63 Business letters