Crossword Puzzle No. 1 in Black and White
You've been sneaking around the restricted area of the museum for a while now, and you're getting tired of solving a puzzle every time you need to open a door. Time to snoop around for a master keycard.
Your search brings you to the Restoration Room, where it appears an employee has been hard at work restoring this… strange-looking painting with a damaged plaque. You decide to give it a closer look.
As you begin to drift off, you see a keycard just sitting out on a desk - perfect! Now, instead of solving puzzles to open doors, you can simply…
| ACROSS | DOWN | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 . | Rock involved in fracking | 1. |  |
| 6. | Furry red monster | 2. | A large group, perhaps of goblins or zombies |
| 10. | Competent | 3. | Model and singer Appiah |
| 14. | Homeless people | 4. | |
| 15. | Knight's drink of choice, perhaps | 5. | Time zone for DC and NYC |
| 16. | Belmont Stakes 2022 winning jockey | 6. | Actress Stone |
| 18. | |
7. | Shakespeare's tragic king |
| 17. | Construct | 8. | Shopping centers frequented by teens |
| 19. | What the event mentioned in 16-Across was | 9. | May be written to joy or to Billie Joe |
| 20. | Cape-hating designer Mode | 10. | |
| 21. | English nobleman | 11. | Janet's bumbling fiancé in The Rocky Horror Picture Show |
| 22. | With "Ring", 2022 video game | 12. | Tie (one's shoes) |
| 23. | Less messy | 13. | Paradise |
| 25. | Indian dress | 21. | A long time ago, poetically |
| 27. | Salt named for an English town | 22. | An age or epoch |
| 30. | Exactly correct | 24. | Fencing weapon |
| 34. | Animal's winter coat | 26. | Assassinated Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo |
| 37. | Gas used to make fuel | 28. | Electrical resistance units |
| 39. | Money in Spain or Germany (but not England) | 29. | |
| 40. | Furious | 31. | Blast of wind |
| 42. | Fear of Flying singer | 32. | Cookie with a name great for crossword making |
| 43. | A useful quality | 33. | Might be musical or post-it |
| 44. | Exchange fee | 34. | Italian luxury car brand |
| 45. | Completely emptied | 35. | Insist |
| 47. | Can be big or pinky | 36. | |
| 48. | Type of bowling | 38. | Nothing, en español |
| 50. | Even more uncommon | 41. | The best of the best |
| 52. | A beginner, slangily | 43. | Copied |
| 54. | An extremely handsome man | 45. | One more than 38-down |
| 58. | |
46. | Russia's ____ Mountains |
| 61. | Payment for Charon, perhaps | 49. | Charged particle |
| 64. | A wooden box designed for holding sake | 51. | One-piece outfit |
| 65. | A terrified and hasty retreat | 53. | Space Oddity singer David |
| 66. | Used butterfly or breaststroke | 55. | Nigerian currency |
| 67. | Beelike | 56. | |
| 68. | Guitarist Clapton | 57. | Omori protagonist |
| 69. | They can be found underground or clogging your pores | 58. | Two more than 45-down |
| 70. | Played again (especially on TV) | 59. | Of olden days |
| 71. | Comedian Meyers | 60. | A club, diamond, heart, or spade |
| 72. | Department store chain founded in 1888 | 62. | |
| 73. | Singer Chapman | 63. | Russian city |
| 66. | Cry forcefully | ||
| 67. | What this crossword puzzle is themed around | ||
Identified artist as Victor Romeo. Apparently, he used to be a NATO officer.
We're supposed to restore these things, but I can only find half of each....
A sitcom actor (? 5)
A food company (? 5)
A boxer (? 5)
Something a bat might do (? 6)
A label (? 4)
A Guns N' Roses song (? 4)
A transportation company (? 8)
A piece of sports equipment (? 4)
A "Star Wars" actor (? 5)