TODAY’S CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Feeling

pleasure 5 Things to crack 10 Sixth Greek

letter 14 Blarney Stone

site 15 St. Teresa’s

town 16 ——towin 17 With, to

monsieur 18 Column order 19 Little child 20 Adjusted the

wheels 22 Mountain range 23 In the past 24 Singer — Brickell 26 Customers 30 Not anchored 34 More chilly 35 Fuzzy fruit 38 Fast-talk 39 Limb 40 Does an office job 41 Previous 42 Can’t do without 44 Augury 45 Broad comedy 47 Turn into bone 49 Watered down 51 Moreno or

Rudner 53 Table-tennis

divider 54 Lessen 57 Whiskery dog 63 “— Ha’i” 64 LPGA’s Lorena — 65 Nothing but 66 Mold-ripened

cheese 67 Derrick or

crane 68 Broken-down

horses 69 Cookout

intruders 70 Affirm 71 Piggy-bank

feature DOWN 1 Machine part 2 Not pre-recorded 3 Caller’s code 4 Speak with

conviction 5 Vietnam city 6 The Bard’s river 7 Ground up 8 Ignore, in a way 9 USAF unit 10 Dulcimer cousins 11 New Age singer 12 “Kon- —” 13 Egyptian sun deity 21 Mr. Stravinsky 22 Scotland Yard div. 25 Podium 26 Keyboard

instrument 27 Range sizes 28 Multiplied by 29 Read hastily 31 Sluggish by

nature 32 Compel 33 Jacket choice 36 Henri’s island 37 Proceed 40 Racer A.J. — 43 Smudges 45 Type of collar 46 Cool seasons 48 Archaic

interjection 50 Natural 52 Famous racetrack 54 “Waterloo” pop

group 55 Silo companion 56 Touched down 58 “Wool” on clay

sheep 59 Throw a party 60 Enthusiasm,

plus 61 Therefore 62 Break 64 Surprised cries

You just did: “Congrats, it isn’t easy, you guys made it work,” and scene.

You can also list the good things you’ve taken away from their marriage. Such as: (1) You! haha. (2) Appreciation for the power of committing to someone.

(3) An understanding that marriage shifts and grows and changes in its own ways — and if anything, it’s the effort you put in that gets the last word.

Brainstorming your own list might even tweak the way you view your parents, an unexpected bonus.

And if you think of it more as a toast than a speech, then a little wit will get you out without saying too much.