Crossword

ACROSS

1 Make fun of playfully 5 Scene of any event 10 ___ vera 14 Type of exam 15 Our planet 16 Withered from heat 17 Two hot things 20 Sci-fi beam 21 Water feature? 22 “Ant-Man” star Paul 25 Hightails it 26 Rx overseer 29 Canvas over the infield 31 Declines to participate 35 Elbow locale 36 Halloween option 38 Like a mechanic’s hands,

sometimes 39 Two hot things 43 Company emblem 44 Pointedly avoids 45 Goings-on, old-style 46 Period pieces? 49 Beatnik’s applause 50 Certainly wasn’t a follower 51 Movie “Citizen” 53 Class with the old joke,

“What’s your sine?” 55 Refurbish 58 Works for, as a living 62 Three hot things 65 Large pot supported with

several hands 66 Swelling, in botany 67 Adeptness 68 Winged stinger 69 TV program you saw before 70 Shredded cabbage side dish

DOWN

1 Droopy cheek 2 Part of an opera 3 Good chums 4 Sr. compared to Jr. 5 Neckpiece of Hawaii 6 Blade making waves 7 All hands on deck? 8 Say stuff 9 Grew like a weed 10 Property tax estimator 11 Formal response to “Shall

we?” 12 Mine bonanzas 13 Auction finale? 18 Tutti-___ 19 O’Neill classic, “___ Chris

tie” 23 Save socks, in a way 24 Sediment at the bottom 26 Short moral story 27 Lose tautness 28 Friend in Mexico 30 Puts in hock 32 Plant fiber used in rope

making 33 Escape capture from 34 Church council 37 Say “Nyah, nyah” to, e.g. 40 Manner of marching in

file 41 Skier’s lifting aid 42 Detects at a distance 47 Opposite of love 48 Nighttime noise-maker 52 Waste away from weather 54 Fence openings 55 Sofer of the soaps 56 Patronizes a diner 57 “How can I ___ thank you?” 59 Not imagined 60 Apollo organization 61 Duck variety 62 “Hee ___” 63 Aussie bird with a powerful kick 64 Palindromic Bobbsey