Today’s Crossword

ACROSS

1 Athletic shoe

brand

5 Software test

versions

10 Toad feature 14 Slippery — — eel 15 Get through to 16 Culture medium 17 Fanatic followers 18 Protective

covering

19 Reject

20 Go to a restaurant

(2 wds.)

22 Came before

24 Tilt

25 Frankness 26 Affirmative 28 Ground grains 32 “Excuse me!” 35 Elegant

accessory 37 Gizmo

38 Cato’s dozen 39 Brand of spandex 41 Can. neighbor 42 Make angry

45 Bob Cratchit’s son 46 Housefly or ant 47 Bierstube order 48 Elite Navy diver 50 Plexiglas 54 Jeweler’s weight 58 Big discount event

(2 wds.)

61 Turn into

62 Smell

63 About that time 65 Hubbubs

66 To boot 67 Swimming pool

covers

68 Lease

69 Scrawny 70 Proposals

71 Some boxers

DOWN

1 Strides 2 Ordinary

3 Island nation 4 Opposite 5 Obnoxious kid 6 Always, to Keats 7 Gulf Coast city 8 Oak product 9 Tiniest bit 10 Hesitated 11 Made mellow 12 Hourly fee 13 Trampled 21 Rocky Mountain

tribe 23 Unconscious

state

25 Bok — 27 Efficient

29 Fit of shivering 30 Smaller

31 RBI or ERA 32 Graph lines 33 Insinuate 34 Limerick locale 36 Statute

37 Trivial Pursuit, for

one

40 Climb out of bed 43 Pilot’s flap 44 Wildebeests 46 Sign

49 First-rate 51 Dry-climate plants 52 A Homer opus 53 Earth, to Pierre 55 Cowboy

competition 56 Surrounded by 57 Semester enders 58 Mare’s offspring 59 While away 60 Santa —

61 Kind of drum 64 1040 pro

OCT. 23-NOV. 21

You may have visions and daydreams today that feel more appealing than real life.

Open your mind and get lost in your imagination; you might even have an epiphany or revelation about an issue you’ve been dealing with. You’ll easily tap into your intuition to make something magical.

Conversations with friends take on extra importance.

Indulge your mind by spending some thought-provoking time with your crew; you could have a small get-together to discuss meaningful topics or host a book club via video chat. Do whatever makes you happy.