SMALL SCALE
By Brendan Emmett Quigley
Across
1. Stage phone, e.g.
5. This crossword clue is / but a tortured example / of a certain poem
10. Went “ptui”
14. Oil up
15. Hero during the Reconquista
16. Lake that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is on
17. Heroes
18. Cash back
19. Put on
20. Our superiors, say
22. Remote place?
24. Like some salsas
25. D&D, initially
26. Overwhelmingly
29. “Rocky IV” setting
31. Cat food brand named after an ancient Ethiopian land
33. “The Big Bang Theory” character Koothrappali
35. Full of muscle
36. Enter with heavy feet
39. “Why not?”
40. [quickly shuffles papers] … and what one does eight times in this grid
42. Goddess shown holding a pomegranate
44. Crowd-control weapon
45. Grub for a chipmunk
47. Sample on a swab
48. Director Waititi
52. Did one better than
54. Leave the band
56. Uniball rival
57. ___ bass
58. Compete for
60. Intensely enthusiastic
62. “Sure sounds it”
64. Canada’s prime minister Trudeau
67. Word in a proof
68. Round number
69. Joint sealer in a pump
70. Try to buy at auction
71. Otherwise
72. Sur’s opposite
73. Not threatening
Down
1. Bent-nose ___
2. Christmas Eve VIP
3. Do a favor for
4. Bug zapper’s victim
5. Joan of Arc’s crime
6. Furry title character of ’80s TV
7. Hosp. section that sounds like a sentence said while pointing
8. Thinking of others
9. Handful for a 27-Down
10. Darn stuff
11. Pledge recipients
12. Military tactic that is taking off
13. Presidential veto time window
21. Rakuten deal, e.g.
23. Pencil scrap
27. Youngster who does a lot of growing?
28. Ice Spice tune
30. “Single Soon” singer Gomez
32. C, by another name
34. Former Chinese president Hu ___
37. Mobile text-scanning abbr.
38. Cupful for carolers
40. Land cultivators
41. Specialized teacher
42. Head measurement
43. “Energy Star” or “Non-GMO Project” sticker, e.g.
46. Death Valley st.
49. Spanish carrier
50. Taxonomy subdivision
51. Showtime?
53. Type of mustard
55. Bey’s singing sister
59. Guadeloupe’s currency
61. Credit card ___
63. Stocking stuffer?
65. Title for Brian May
66. Coloration
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