TODAY’S CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Elite alternative 5 Sharp bark 9 Churchill Downs event 14 Spoken 15 Time periods 16 Where Greek met Greek 17 Inhibiting influence 19 Early camera 20 Chemical suffix 21 Put into service 22 Dewy 23 Sandy expanse 25 GDP and CPI 27 Knife wound 29 Nail polish 32 Fable ending 35 Gawks at 37 Large parrot 39 Lacking moisture 40 Dome 41 Legume 42 ABC rival 43 Father of sci-fi 44 Bothersome 45 Balls of yarn 47 Sorrel or bay 49 Stuck together 51 Makes a sound 55 Philadelphia gridder 57 Italian wine city 59 Bespectacled dwarf 60 “— vincit amor” 61 Toothy one 63 In the midst of 64 Estate recipient 65 — — foot pole 66 Kitchen appliance 67 Lazily 68 Classroom sound

DOWN

1 Studied hard 2 Singer — Cara 3 Looks over to rob 4 “Ctrl” neighbor 5 Brewers’ buys 6 Cleveland’s waters 7 Docks 8 L.A. zone 9 Sioux territory 10 “I” trouble? 11 Steiger and Stewart 12 Spoiled child 13 Chatter 18 Out in the country 22 “Olympia” painter 24 By Jove! 26 Check casher 28 Husky-voiced 30 Makes do with 31 Faucet problem 32 Big burger 33 Moon and sun 34 Danger 36 Desperado’s piece 38 Some 40 Meeting’s location 41 Aptitude 43 Hamlet 44 Place for a grill 46 — on (inciting) 48 Strong protest 50 Took a chance 52 Changes a manuscript 53 Jobs for actors 54 Aroma 55 Ms. Thompson of films 56 Prolific auth. 58 Dirt 60 Thole filler 61 Sweater letter 62 Skip stones