ACROSS
1 Thumbs-down votes 5 “Save me a __!” 9 Laundry day challenge 14 Soil-turning farm machine 15 Approximation words 16 Supermodel Klum 17 Major annoyance 19 Dangerous household gas 20 Synagogue scroll 21 “Everything must go” event 23 ABC News anchor David 25 Amazement 26 Kiss __:
PDA capturer at a stadium 29 Utter destruction 35 “Clueless” actress Donovan 37 Mailed holiday greeting 38 Lhasa __ 39 Shower bar 40 Sudden raid 41 Nincompoop 42 “Alas, whatever shall I do?”
43 Thick slice 44 Ed of “Elf” 45 Train depot 48 WNW’S opposite 49 Language of Southeast Asia 50 Performing __ 52 Slow-cooked meat at a luau 57 “We __ please” 60 Diplomatic agent 61 Wet-weather gear, and what this puzzle’s circled letters literally are?
64 Scrub with steel wool, say 65 On pins and needles 66 “Let’s go!” 67 Camp shelters 68 Rational 69 On an even __: steady
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1 Listener-supported broadcaster 2 “That’s __ to ask” 3 Toy that exercises the wrist 4 Bees on the move 5 “The Golden Girls” character born in Sicily 6 Chapter in history 7 “In your dreams!.
” 8 “Song of Solomon” novelist Morrison 9 Canny 10 Product promos with few details 11 Verdi opera set in ancient Egypt 12 Adored one 13 Highest sudoku digit 18 “Marriage Story” Oscar winner Dern 22 Country star Travis 24 Pioneer in canned soft drinks 26 Labor leader Chavez 27 Greeting at a luau 28 South Beach city 30 Gold unit 31 Saudi __ 32 Winning by a very small margin 33 The Hebrides, e.g.
34 __ Dame: South Bend school 36 Explains in great detail 40 Photographer’s setting that affects depth 44 Bit of silliness 46 Mythical man-goats 47 Marmalade fruit 51 Garb for a finger-painting project, say 52 Take five 53 __ in a while 54 Stratfordupon-__ 55 Some savings plans, briefly 56 Pop star Lady __ 58 Gentle 59 Nebraska native 62 Charged particle 63 “Weekend Update” show, for short.
