Crossword

ACROSS

1 Die frog-style? 6 Country bordering Lebanon 11 “Platoon” setting, informally 14 St. ___ Girl (brand of beer) 15 Hammerhead parts, sometimes 16 Starting number, often 17 Adequate 19 Mediterranean, for one 20 Fishy roll served cold 21 Longest word without a,e, i,o, or u 23 Free of moisture 25 “I might be ___ something!” 27 Muddy, as waters 28 Knee protector 29 Not in view 32 Branded creature 34 Make a logical connection 35 Acquiring through one’s work 38 Some chicken servings 42 Look of disapproval 44 Beckford of modeling 45 Livens up 50 Lovey-dovey sound 51 Type of estate? 52 Baby’s milestone 53 Hair manager 54 North Carolina capital 57 Chest wood 59 Hyperlinked thing 60 Low in spirit 64 It can make a late plate? 65 Sub shop veggie 66 Stand on its head 67 Give all 68 Slow, in music 69 Bathroom fixture that hits bottom?

DOWN

1 Critical part of a computer’s

innards 2 Freestyle musical genre 3 One not in the in-crowd 4 How storybooks are typically read 5 What a new bride gets to make it official 6 Short dash 7 Vocal vote 8 Substitute new parts for old 9 1/12 of one foot 10 Like an uncleaned fireplace 11 What an empty seat can represent 12 Iron deficiency problem 13 Contemptibly small 18 Confucius’ dynasty 22 For hip people 23 Church feature 24 Pro ___ (in proportion) 26 Two-year-old, e.g. 29 Round sealing gasket 30 Golf ball prop 31 Suggests (with “at”) 33 Stock fodder 36 Prefix with “classic” or “natal” 37 George or Ira of music 39 Chaperoned 40 Part of SRO 41 Haughty one 43 What Ben is in “Ben” 45 Rush in forcibly 46 Closer at hand 47 Land between mountains 48 Electronic music genre 49 Certain sword 53 Wrist bones 55 Fan fave 56 No longer here 58 Lay it on thick, as paint 61 Word before “now” or “guilty” 62 WSW’s reverse 63 Banned pesticide