Across
1. Command to a dog before a treat
4. See 13-across
7. What Julius Caesar did before he saw and conquered?
11. Settled, as bills
13. With 4-across, what you might say when you think your friend lied. “I ____ ___”
14. What skiers have in their hands
15. Where it’s fun to stay at, as per a Village People song
16. A polite way of asking for restraint
18. Late comedian ____ Macdonald
20. Like someone with a reasonable and healthy mind. Or Bayern Munich winger Leroy
21. German “no”
23. Neon yellow soda owned by PepsiCo, Inc. on many cans
26. “My ____ is ____”, 22 Jump Street line delivered by Channing Tatum that later became a meme
30. Release, as a football player from a team
32. What members of the Caps or Nats might be… or a hint to the puzzle’s starred clues
34. Hello in Hawaii
36. The Little Mermaid prince
37. “_____ of _____”. Proclamation by emperor Constantine I that established permanent tolerance of Christianity in Rome
39. A long time period. Or a pitcher’s stat
40. Home of the Texas Long Horns
41. *Current Saint quarterback drafted by the Oakland Raiders in 2014
46. Calf meats
47. Wild pig
51.*Member of a Jerry Jones owned football team that hosts home games at AT&T Stadium
54. Nickname for NBA’s Erving who never missed the postseason in his 16 year career
55. Thousand, in Spanish
56. Yellow citrusy fruit
58. Who one might call when in need of roadside assistance (Abbr.)
59. Message of interest for the general populus (Abbr.)
60. Kills, as a dragon
61. Former home of the L.A. Rams
62. Pig pen
63. Letters missing from name of the Serbian tennis legend, holder of 24 Grand Slam titles, __v__k Djokovic
Down
1. James Bond’s “The ___ who loved me”
2. “Sam ____” (Dr Seuss Rhyme)
3. The sound of a passing second
4. Relaxed
5. The A of IPA
6. Cyto_____ (Liquid inside cells)
7. Created a bit of software
8. Yoga apparel brand created in Los Angeles
9. Women’s counterpart
10. ”8:30 P.M. ___”. Usual start time of primetime NFL games
12. *Legendary Real Madrid defender who has worn number 2 for most of his career
13. Lifesaving technique sometimes practiced by EMTs on a doll
14. Key state during election night, for short
17. H.S. exam scored on 400-1600 range
19. Letters missing from the names of NBA players, Zi__ Williamson and Temetrius __mel Morant
21. Lined with mother-of-pearl
22. First word of a Jay-Z song featuring Alicia Keys
24. Bacteria that lives in the gut and can cause gastroenteritis, urinary tract infections, and Crohn’s disease, for short
25. Chinese city where coronavirus originated
26. Letters missing from middle name of captain of the Argentine National Football Team during the 2022 World Cup, A__r_s
27. Human organ that sounds like a letter of the alphabet
28. They raise and lower interest rates, with “the” (Abbr.)
29. It’s between Thu. and Sat.
31. Get some sun
33. Villain in the Lion King
34. Times in a day before 12 P.M.
35. Like a banging party
38. Something fitted on an engine to make it faster, or a cartoon snail
42. Sea snake
43. ___-El (Superman’s birth name)
44. Objects used to hold things together, or what a defensive back is said to put on a receiver when allowing no catches
45. A hockey player is credited with a point when he gets one
48. Animals seen in Hooters logos
49. Cain killed him according to the Bible
50. 22-Down that stretched from England to Mesopotamia at its peak
51. Damn it
52. Cassius ____. Muhammad Ali’s birth name
53. Toy that falls and rises by a winding or unwinding string
54. Russian yeses
57. U.S. intelligence agency