Dead-End Jobs
Across
- 1. Loose-knit fabric
- 5. Quantum theory pioneer Niels
- 9. Scholar in a synagogue
- 14. Highest of highs
- 15. Weapon for an athlete who's en garde
- 16. On guard
- 17. Tie to a dock
- 18. Gradually withdraw
- 19. Bygone Russian rulers
- 20. *Early-stage startup funder
- 23. Conjunction that kids sometimes snicker at
- 24. "Talk" in all caps
- 25. What a spider spins
- 28. Coordinates, as devices
- 30. In an unsettling way
- 32. Score 100% on
- 34. *Anonymous author
- 37. Bummer
- 39. Confucian philosophy
- 40. "Yikes!"
- 41. *Saja Boy's rival in a blockbuster 2025 movie
- 46. Guy
- 47. "Same"
- 48. Make snarky remarks
- 50. French denial
- 51. "No ___, no glory"
- 54. Biz bigwig
- 55. Meditation or mindfulness, e.g. ... or what the starred clues' answers could engage in?
- 61. Dominant theme
- 63. Deserve
- 64. Thrill ride cry
- 65. Choose via ballot
- 66. Car window shading
- 67. Slick
- 68. Sub sandwiches
- 69. "... roughly"
- 70. Courts
Down
- 1. Common first word
- 2. Biz major's subject
- 3. Pollution that worsens air quality
- 4. "I ___ declare ..."
- 5. Cast a spell on
- 6. Unlocked
- 7. Weighty
- 8. "Not My Fault" singer Rapp
- 9. Snake named for its warning noise
- 10. In addition
- 11. "Hang on a sec ..."
- 12. "I'm so cold!"
- 13. Word often wrongly apostrophized
- 21. Respiratory organ
- 22. Whole lot
- 26. Justice Kagan
- 27. "Don Juan" poet Lord ___
- 28. Kraken, for example
- 29. Lengthy presidential speech: Abbr.
- 31. Where Simone Biles won four golds
- 32. Extra ingredient
- 33. System of beliefs
- 35. ___ Francisco 49ers
- 36. Tater bites
- 38. Obtained
- 42. Request on a birthday party invitation
- 43. Daylight saving amount
- 44. Disney film with the song "We Don't Talk About Bruno"
- 45. Cambodian currency, and an anagram of "lire"
- 49. Native American gathering
- 52. Connect with
- 53. One of 1,665 in the Eiffel Tower
- 56. ___ de gallo
- 57. Large tea vessels
- 58. Home to the Browns and Reds
- 59. Move to a new house, for short
- 60. Janitor's janglers
- 61. *Shrug*
- 62. World Cup cheer