TODAY’S CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Bad cut

5 Cry of mild disgust 8 Bargain-hunt

12 Ease

14 Boys

15 Serve tea

16 Indian corn

17 Now, to Caesar 18 Comic strip dog 19 Attempt

21 Toward the rudder 23 Yank’s foe

24 Buddy, briefly

25 Arm opposite 26 Forgotten

30 Tricks

32 Spreadsheet elements 33 Fall fete

37 Spinks of the ring 38 Repetitive pattern 39 Lhasa —

40 Phone zones (2 wds.) 42 Ill will

43 Singes

44 Computer language 45 Tank

48 Hunter’s org. 49 Pentagon VIP 50 Herons

52 Budgie’s abode 57 In good order 58 Aquarius’ tote 60 Knight’s suit

61 Volt or watt 62 Upstream spawner 63 Acquire knowledge 64 Sicilian spouter 65 Tyke

66 Joyful shout

DOWN

1 Hopscotch, e.g. 2 Actor — Alda 3 Hit some ice 4 Thin fog

5 Two couples 6 Lodging place 7 Salad green 8 Pickle or jam 9 Traveler’s stop 10 Highly unconventional 11 Electric plug part 13 Wishes for 14 Type of appeal 20 — out (relax) 22 Pilot’s test 24 Raw cotton

26 Home of the Bruins 27 Not e’en once 28 Blackthorn

29 Arm bones

30 Turns toward 31 Trades

33 Serpent Hercules fought

34 Larger than life 35 This, in Havana 36 Eggnog time 38 Grittiest 41 Bronze coin 42 Warm-weather shoe

44 Part of mph 45 Sports locale 46 Model’s need 47 Railroad cars 49 Encircle

51 Wonder Woman’s friend 52 Trounce

53 Gang of workers 54 Asian nanny 55 Horror film feature 56 Flying piscivore 59 Journalist’s question