CROSSWORD FOR WEDNESDAY
ACROSS
1 “Lion King” villain 5 Animal-rights org. 9 Winery’s need 14 Leaf division 15 Tight as a drum 16 Shipboard romance 17 All-purpose trucks 18 Disconnect 19 Della or Pee Wee 20 Bureaucrat’s delight (2 wds.) 22 Transformed 24 Saint Teresa’s town 26 — -de-sac 27 Played hockey 30 It may end in a tie 35 Kind of lily 36 Ra’s symbol 37 Summer to summer 38 Historical period 39 Gullywasher 42 Martini base 43 Bossa — 45 Simon or Armstrong 46 Dog’s plea 48 Up in the air? 50 Reasons why 51 Give — — break 52 Levels off 54 Deep green 58 Joplin musical genre 62 Girder insert 63 Pilots’ sightings 65 Mekong River nation 66 Gaelic people 67 Wild plum 68 “I” problems 69 Boudicca’s subjects 70 Antacid brand 71 Lay at anchor
DOWN
1 Run words together 2 Dove’s shelter 3 Under cover? 4 Say again 5 Lacking common sense 6 Plywood sheet 7 Cow’s “second course” 8 Bohr’s study 9 Vice opposite 10 In theory 11 Boris’ refusal 12 Ultimatum word 13 Luge, for one 21 Sidestep 23 NCAA Huskies 25 On horseback 27 Shorthand pro 28 Bolshoi rival 29 Tequila cactus 31 Achilles’ downfall 32 Zeus’ shield Bogart movie ship 34 Ocean fliers 36 Fringe — 40 Cager Shaq — 41 Longbow’s sound 44 Front-seat option 47 Go-getter 49 Shrubby tracts 50 Discontinues 53 Indy 500 sound 54 Clapton of “Lay Down Sally” 55 Marsh 56 Like Mr. Hyde 57 Use bath powder 59 Shakespeare villain 60 Frame of mind 61 Latin I verb 64 Winter woe