Crossword
Across
1 *Bit of blue humor
5 Old beer with the ad line “From the land of sky blue waters” 10 *No-good con man 14 European sister brand of Buick 15 Something in a drafts folder 16 Sun god worshiper 17 Wallop 18 *Clint Eastwood title role 19 It has a 25-min. no-calculator section
20 She had a “major” role on “M*A*S*H” 23 End of a song at a New Year’s Eve party 24 One, overseas 25 Race leader? 27 Identify 28 *Secrets that would be embarrassing to reveal 31 What several characters in “Coming Home” came home from, informally 33 To laugh, in Lyon
35 ___ patch 36 Minute Maid Park player, for short 37 Brainstorm 39 Welcome at the door 41 Suisse sweetheart 42 Versus: Abbr. 45 Weigh in, say 46 They’re all in the family 47 He sang (but did not write) “I Write the Songs” 50 One who’s second to vote, usually 51 They get punched
53 Hit movie released on June 15, 1967 … with a hint to this puzzle’s theme 57 Lowdown
58 W. C. Fields persona 59 Sign with an arrow 61 California tourist destination 62 Comparatively peeved 63 Some hosp. staffers 64 *Something that might be bleeped 65 Intersected 66 *Stink eye
Down
1 *Unpleasant task that “someone has to do” 2 Expose, in verse 3 Color much worn on St. Patrick’s Day 4 John with five Grammys 5 Giggle 6 Dilettante 7 *Gin, vermouth and olive juice concoction 8 Kind of warning 9 Stallone and Stone 10 Fatty acid, e.g. 11 Like some scratch-off lottery tickets 12 Signature Obama measure, for short 13 *Lowdown scoundrel 21 Cousin, e.g.: Abbr.
22 Very, informally 23 Extended a greeting 26 Berth place 27 *Underhanded stratagem 29 2000s Japanese P.M. 30 B&O and others: Abbr. 32 *Ill-gotten gains
34 It’s used to pick things up 36 Conciliatory gift 38 Pusillanimous 40 Quaint greeting to a lady or gent
42 Like many early schoolhouses 43 *X-rated film 44 Jungle gym, for one
48 Not quite right 49 “Cheeseburger, large fries and a root beer,” e.g. 51 Not so hot 52 Former Cleveland Orchestra conductor George 53 Axis leader 54 Winter frost 55 Fair
56 El ___ (weather phenomenon) 57 “Wham!” 60 “You should know better!”