TODAY’S CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Comply 5 Very pleased 9 Did a car job 14 Bone-dry 15 Focal points 16 Singer — Cara 17 Oodles (2 wds.) 18 Belonging to us 19 Char 20 Down for the

count 21 Have the

blues 22 Fragrant trees 23 Beyond rad 25 Failing that 26 No. 27 Admirer 28 Zoologist’s

eggs 31 Fill with 34 Toll booth

sites 36 Apollo

acronym 37 Dress lengths 38 Cleaning

cloths 39 Oxford rival 41 Pyramid

builder 42 Check fig. 43 To — — (exactly) 44 However 45 Montand of film 46 Hushed 50 Garage job 53 Happy rumble 54 Id companion 55 Avowed 56 Whiskey

grains 57 Grand Ole — 58 Captain Nemo

creator 59 Fume 60 Intuit 61 Reporters 62 Goes into

hibernation 63 Chapeau’s

place DOWN 1 Port near Kyoto 2 Look out —! 3 Form a butte 4 Still 5 Dim 6 Jeweler’s lens 7 North-forty unit 8 Insult, slangily 9 Gets smart

(2 wds.) 10 Hitch — — 11 Lucy Lawless

role 12 Cal Tech grad 13 Report-card woes 21 Tiny particle 22 Feud participants 24 Pigeon dish 25 Creepy 27 Barely move 28 Not super 29 First-magnitude

star 30 Club, briefly 31 Empire founder 32 Polite address 33 Cellar, briefly 34 Surf makers 35 Burnt up 37 Carpentry joint 40 Arroyos 41 California’s —

Woods 44 Spurts 45 Knitting basics 46 Chess piece 47 Home of a

brave 48 Long-plumed

heron 49 Moriarty’s creator 50 Invitation

addendum 51 Still-life subject 52 Leaf opening 53 Ceremonial fire 56 P.O. service 57 Frequently

On planning a wedding under the pressure of Mom’s demands:

Head to the courthouse, get hitched, you, prospective hubby and justice of the peace. Tell mom to plan any party she wishes and let you know when to show up. Plan another party on your own nickel for your friends.

Been there, done that. Everyone equally offended. Life goes on. — K.G.