LIFE / CULTURE
Crossword
Published: Mar 16, 2022 07:09 PM
ACROSS

  1 Evolved into

  7 Org. for leaders of red states

 10 Start of a musical

 14 Like metaphorical ducks, hopefully

 15 It's taken after a vote

 17 Discontinued handheld Nintendo console

 18 *Annoyance, literally?

 19 Show that had a Wayne's World sketch, briefly

 20 Movie theaters

 21 *Offensive surprise, literally?

 25 Put up, as a statue

 28 Baltimore baseball pros

 29 "Whoa there, let's relax"

 31 Examine again

 32 Tail motion

 33 As well

 34 "Cocoons" at a spa, and a hint to the starred clues' answers

 38 Well-chosen

 41 Buffoon

 42 It's passed around in winter

 46 Moves to a different wall, say

 49 Start of a second voicemail

 50 Daughter on "The Goldbergs"

 51 *Betrayal, literally?

 52 Say "$%!@" to

 55 Swampy area

 56 *Motivator, literally?

 58 "That definitely isn't happening!"

 61 Precisely corresponding

 62 Strong and healthy

 63 Like fish that must be eaten carefully

 64 "Tubular!"

 65 Some tires or keys


DOWN

  1 Attempts to buy at auction

  2 Tangle up

  3 Successfully predicts something

  4 Name hidden in "Kia Rio"

  5 Bon ___ (bit of wit)

  6 She bleats

  7 Wish granter

  8 Animals in a yoke

  9 Word before "cleaner" or "dream"

 10 Buzzing spot?

 11 Permission

 12 Group that sang "Creep"

 13 Variety

 16 Makes less wild

 20 Includes on an email

 22 Lisa who sang "Stay (I Missed You)"

 23 As well

 24 You may take one for a walk

 26 Pigeon sound

 27 Snake eyes

 29 Corn unit

 30 Stripy stones

 32 Environmental org. with a panda logo

 35 Cry to a drag queen

 36 Cool, in the '90s

 37 Video game giant

 38 "What ___ the odds?"

 39 Part of mpg or mph

 40 Make less watery

 43 Beatles' moniker

 44 Creative ___ (artistic freedom)

 45 Loosens, like laces

 47 Sharpness of vision

 48 Drug bust figure, slangily

 49 Yoga need

 51 Held, as breath

 53 Toffee bar choice

 54 Active volcano in Italy

 56 Palindromic haircut

 57 Exclamation in a card game

 58 Surgery sites, for short

 59 Sock ___ ('50s dance)

 60 Grp. for the Raptors and Hornets