CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Basil sauce 6 Pops, to baby 10 Sacred assurance 13 Sound from a lily pad 14 88 or 98 automaker 15 Give a ticket to 16 Birds on United States seals 18 Longing feeling 19 Old photo hue 20 Started the poker kitty 21 Explosion noise 24 Commonly multipaned patio entrances 27 Hop out of bed 29 More like a cad 30 Send a racy phone message to 31 Changed into 34 Apt anagram of “aye” 37 Reptiles known for their strong jaws 40 Actor McKellen 41 Briefs, informally 42 50-and-over organization 43 Somber melody 45 Red-nosed “Sesame Street” character 46 Bank transport vehicles 51 Poetic nightfall 52 Quicken offerings 53 Reebok rival 55 __ Spumante 56 Musicians found at the ends of 16-, 24-, 37- and 46-Across 61 Costa __ 62 Word for the calorie-conscious 63 Fertile desert spots 64 “I’m not impressed” 65 Arrived at second base headfirst, perhaps 66 Little songbirds

DOWN

1 Banned chem. pollutant 2 Pitching stat 3 South-of-the

border sun 4 Youngsters 5 Michael of

“Caddyshack” 6 “Git along” little

critter 7 Edgar __ Poe 8 Pres. before JFK 9 Stubborn animal 10 Post-race place for a NASCAR winner 11 Catchall check

box 12 Dandelions, e.g. 15 Kayak kin 17 Earth Day mo. 20 Poisonous snake 21 Low operatic

voices 22 Sports venue with tiered seating 23 Versatile, as a

wardrobe 25 Shipping container 26 Organic fertilizer 28 Fuel additive brand 31 __-watching: TV viewing spree 32 Put the kibosh on 33 Movie SFX 35 Tremble-inducing 36 Trembling tree 38 Good vibrations,

in the cat world 39 Sticky road stuff 44 Ancient Aegean

region 45 Real-estate

holding account 46 Smartphone

wake-up feature 47 Riveting icon 48 Desert plants 49 Patronized a help

desk 50 Big truck 54 Zoom up 56 Dr. Jekyll creator’s monogram 57 Saudi Arabian

export 58 “__ the Force,

Luke” 59 Confident crossword solver’s tool 60 Escaping-air

sound