DAILY CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Mortify

6 Late bloomer 11 Education basic 15 Starbucks order 16 Laughing, say 17 Et __ 18 Complimentary thoughts? 21 Half a Caribbean federation 22 Breitling competitor 23 Where some long drives begin 24 Certain octet member 25 Subtitle for “Further Adventures of Jack and Jill”? 32 U.K. singer Rita 33 Like the sticks 34 Tentative statement 38 Collaborative website 40 Classic slot

images 41 Emanation

42 “He that hath no beard is __ than a man”: Shak. 43 Battery post 44 Capt.’s heading 45 Reason to open

another register? 50 Lean (on) 53 Balloting time:

abbr.

54 Flotilla locale 55 Keep up (with), as fashion trends

62 Rate hike at a

tanning salon? 64 Goa garment 65 Edible bulb 66 Macabre fiction

middle name 67 State of France 68 Some red marks 69 Knish purveyors

DOWN

1 Stage flankers 2 When doubled, one of the Leeward Islands 3 Trendy berry 4 “Way of the gods” belief 5 Get a move on 6 French mine 7 Posted 8 Display, with “out” 9 Sea eagles 10 White alternative 11 Class for dogs and cats 12 “Guardians of the Galaxy” figure 13 Slight suggestion 14 Attacked 19 Squeezed (out) 20 Arias, usually 24 Comrades 25 Postseason game 26 Historic canal 27 Runs on 28 Nottingham’s river

29 Laugh producer 30 Undercut 31 Comprising standard glazing 35 Local bond, briefly 36 The Ponte Vecchio spans it 37 [What a bore!] 39 “Scout’s honor!” 40 Attacked, with

“into” 46 Kendrick of “Pitch Perfect” films

47 Meter, e.g. 48 “Heart of Darkness” author

49 Deal in

electronics? 50 Put out 51 Eye-popping display 52 Ancient Jordanian archaeological city

55 Trig function 56 Labor 57 Oodles 58 Hungers 59 Prepare for sowing

60 Actor Morales 61 They’re often secured at tellers’ windows 63 Commitment

By Jeffrey Wechsler © 2018 Tribune Content Agency, LLC.