Today’s Crossword

ACROSS 1 Annoys 5 Pluck a banjo 10 Fumbler’s word 14 Gemstone 15 Van Gogh’s stand 16 Rider’s shout 17 Nat King — 18 Greek philosopher Happy tune Involved (hyph.) Black-and-orange songbirds 24 Bind with string 25 ISU location 26 Plunders 29 Rocky Mountain

sheep 33 Slur words 34 Mete out 36 Earth, in

combos 37 Leia’s rescuer 38 More broad 39 Step on the gas 40 Irving or Lowell 41 Completed 42 The ones here 44 Deli staple 47 Heavy-duty

engine 48 Buys at auction 49 Brownie 50 State without

proof 53 Splashes 58 Anchored float 59 Force back 61 Big oil supplier 62 Toledo’s lake 63 Call forth 64 Ms. Peel of “The

Avengers” 65 Care for 66 Advise against 67 Talk hoarsely 19 20 22 DOWN 1 Strong, dark

beer 2 Familiar with (2 wds.) Freighter hazard Rained ice Conical tents Hull plank Now! Butterfly catcher More despondent Studious-looking Home to Oberlin College Vote Cloy Wine and — Gas-pump abbr. More up to it Fix up Bowie’s last stand 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 21 23 25 26 27 28 30 31 32 34 35 38 42 43 45 46 47 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 60 Upholstery choice Horrible bosses Della or Pee Wee Work of fiction Prima donnas Lyric poem Was amazed Inclination Beefier Submitted Rock band booking Merchant Foster a felon Tempt Pork cut Locate Small dog, for short “Cope Book” aunt Plows into Break First lady?