ACROSS
1. CURED - With 43-across, Jamón Ibérico, e.g.
6. SHOT - Single serving of espresso
10. PSST - Sound accompanying a note being passed
14. AMIDO - __ black, chemical compound used in forensic science
15. WINE - Sangria, e.g.
16. AQUI - “Here” in Spanish
17. SPLIT LEVEL HOUSE - Quintessential staggering architecture of suburban America
20. A SET - In tennis, six games to win _ __
21. PAELLA - Chicken, rice and saffron dish
22. III - XII divided by IV
23. ISNT - “That __ funny”
25. MALDEN - City in Massachusetts originally called “Mistick Side”
27. WITNESS STAND - Place for testimony
32. IMAGE - Word after self or mirror
33. TEM - Pro __, for now
34. LCDS - Plasma TV alternatives (abbr.)
38. PAN - __ con tomate
39. PATATAS - Word before bravas or alioli pertinent to this puzzle’s theme
43. HAM - See 1-across
44. ECKO - __ Unltd., American urban fashion company
46. CAT - Word after alley or before call
47. TAPAS - 38-, 39-, 53-, and 65-across, e.g.
49. BITTERNESSES - Tartnesses or spites
53. OLIVES - They come in black and green varieties
56. OOPS - “__! I Did it Again,” Britney Spears song
57. NAN - Grandma
58. RATTAN - Palm stems used to make furniture
61. WASP - Hornet relative
65. SPANISH OMELETTE - Eggs, onion, potato and olive oil dish
68. ESPY - Glimpse
69. I ERE - “Able was __,” famous palindrome start
70. GET A D - Barely pass a class
71. TETE - __-à-__, private conversation (same word fills both blanks)
72. FOOD - Comida
73. ATARI - PlayStation’s precursor
DOWN
1. CASA - “Home” in Spanish
2. UMPS - Baseball referees, for short
3. RILE - Get fired up
4. EDITING - Tedious part of a YouTuber’s job
5. DOT - Polka __
6. SWEATS - Comfy pants, familiarly
7. HIVE - Bey__, Beyoncé’s fanbase
8. ONE L - First year law student, briefly
9. TELL MAMA - Tattle on a sibling or a 1968 Etta James hit
10. PAO - __ __ Ramen, restaurant in Toco Hills (same word fills both blanks)
11. SQUID - What calamari is made from
12. SUSIE - “__ Q,” 1957 rockabilly song or 1996 comedy film
13. TIE IN - Incorporate something
18. LPNS - Caretakers for sick patients (abbr.)
19. HAAN - Cole __, leather shoe brand
24. SEEP - Ooze
26. LDL - Type of cholesterol (abbr.)
27. WIPE - Clean
28. IMAC - Apple computer
29. TANK - Fish’s home
30. STATE - Georgia, e.g.
31. TET - Vietnamese New Year celebration
35. CHPS - West coast road cops (abbr.)
36. DAAE - “Phantom of the Opera” protagonist Christine
37. SMSS - Text messages (abbr.)
40. ACTS AS IF - Pretends
41. TAT - Body ink, briefly
42. STEP - “Watch your __”
45. OBV - “Duh” in text speak
48. AS SWEET - “You’re _ __ as a peach”
50. IERI - “Yesterday” in Italian
51. ROAMED - Wandered
52. NONE - Opposite of all
53. ON SET - “Quiet _ __!,” director’s demand
54. LAPSE - Word after memory or time
55. INAPT - Unsuitable
59. THEO - Nickname for green-wearing chipmunk character
60. TORO - “Bull” in Spanish
62. ATTA - “__ boy!”
63. STAR - Alpha Centauri, e.g.
64. PEDI - Mani’s counterpart
66. NYE - Dec. 31 holiday (abbr.)
67. LGA - NYC airport (abbr.)
