By Warren Manners
| Across | Down | ||
| 1 | New York City stadium | 1 | Sing or tag finisher |
| 5 | Smooth, in a way | 2 | Man of La Mancha |
| 9 | Birthplace of LeBron James | 3 | Dressing choice |
| 14 | Signs of summer | 4 | Spirits |
| 15 | French for “sword” | 5 | It’s not for everyone |
| 16 | ‘89-’97 Ford hatchback model | 6 | “The uncertain glory of an ___ day”: Shakespeare |
| 17 | Stigma | 7 | Not diluted |
| 18 | Stuff | 8 | “A gliding, wraithlike dark creature” |
| 19 | Prices | 9 | Befitting |
| 20 | Bridge site | 10 | “Unnumbered and enormous polypi winnow with giant arms the slumbering green” |
| 21 | Fraternity initiation, e.g. | 11 | “The Godfather” composer Nino ___ |
| 22 | Licenses | 12 | Follow closely |
| 23 | “A creature of darkness, exiled from happiness and accursed of God” | 13 | Nitti nemesis |
| 25 | It may get hot under the collar | 24 | Work unit |
| 27 | Singer Yusuf Islam to his friends | 26 | Lofty pursuits |
| 28 | Concentrated | 28 | Smelting byproducts |
| 32 | Pelf | 29 | Canterbury can |
| 35 | Home sites | 30 | Ronaldo, to Messi fans |
| 36 | Money in Macao | 31 | Rubicund |
| 37 | Capitalizes on | 32 | To a great degree |
| 38 | Cherished ones | 33 | Greek peak |
| 39 | Galette des ___ (Mardi Gras cake) | 34 | “Let the wicked fall into their own ___” (Psalm 141:10) |
| 40 | Chicago Bears play in it: Abbr. | 35 | “An endless, crawling hairy creature made of orange light” |
| 41 | After-wedding wear | 38 | Imperial assembly |
| 42 | Kind of dancer | 39 | Ended |
| 43 | Falling stars? | 41 | Proofs, say |
| 45 | Flier out of Stockholm | 42 | “Phooey!” |
| 46 | Bohemian | 44 | “A shadowy figure wreathed in flame and not taller than a man” |
| 47 | “A monster of vaguely anthropoid outline…whose face was a mass of feelers” | 45 | Mrs. Stanley Kowalski |
| 51 | Having two beats to the measure | 47 | Modern storage spot |
| 54 | Corduroy feature | 48 | French ___ |
| 56 | Pasturelands | 49 | God of marriage in Greek mythology |
| 57 | Massenet work | 50 | Employers |
| 58 | Messi, to Messi fans | 51 | Biblical verb |
| 59 | Watered down | 52 | Engaged in |
| 60 | Greeted the judge | 53 | Menial farmhand |
| 61 | Israel’s first king | 55 | It’s before Abib |
| 62 | ___ and anon | ||
| 63 | Kitchen utensil | ||
| 64 | Wagnerian Earth goddess | ||
| 65 | Shelters |
Previous Puzzle: Poke Her Hand
Solvers: Dean Apps, Karl Baker, Jonathan Barry, Bob Campbell, Ann Conway, Jared Dashoff, Todd Dashoff, Nick Franceschine, Philip Gollance, Sandy Gruhlke, Peter Hepokoski, Mike Kosciuk, Kenneth Kudrak, Kevin Larsen, John Palmer, Jim Muza, Ray Niswander, Madhumathi Windon and Steve Altschuld, and Wendy Windsor.
