DAILY CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Periods of history 5 __ Pujols, fourth MLBER to reach 6,000 total bases 11 Area for experiments 14 __ Raton, Fla. 15 Ballerina, at times 16 Bullfight “Bravo!” 17 *Hitchhiked 19 Take the gold 20 Took the wheel 21 Drained of energy 23 Firebug’s crime 26 Changes direction 27 Create a raised logo on, say 31 “My pleasure” 33 Señor’s squiggle 34 Said further 35 Put money in, as a parking meter 38 Board game with nine rooms 39 Picture within a picture 40 Heap, as of wood 41 Weeding tool 42 Judicial orders 43 Zesty dip for tortilla chips 44 Line in pressed pants 46 Movie theater feature 47 Throbbed 49 CNN journalist Hill 51 Doctoral candidate’s project 53 Beers served with lime 58 Tell a tall tale 59 Cry to one blocking your view at a concert ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues 62 Classifieds, e.g. 63 Apple device featuring Siri 64 Italian wine region 65 Go out with 66 Skimpy swimsuits 67 Wanton look

DOWN

1 Recedes, like the tide 2 Sports blowout 3 Wile E. Coyote’s supplier 4 “The __”: “What she’s having” 5 Trees with catkins 6 Takes charge 7 Granola __ 8 Prefix with dermis 9 Wine list heading 10 Picked up the check 11 *Something kept to avoid attention 12 Sci-fi visitor 13 Gives a little 18 Clear of data, e.g. 22 Erect, with “up” 24 Golden-ager 25 Network junctions 27 Mark with acid 28 Venus de __ 29 *Dressing with Buffalo wings 30 Tribute in verse 32 Dog doc 34 Biscotti flavoring 36 “If all __ fails ...” 37 Faculty head 39 Nest egg acronym 40 Four, for most golf holes 42 “Way to go, team!” 43 Winter neck warmer 45 Hi-__ audio 46 Biscuits at teas 47 Book with maps 48 Reprimand 50 Cake topping 52 Many a jayvee player 54 Taken by mouth 55 Carrot, on a snowman 56 Start the kitty 57 Mix, as a liquid 60 Abbott and Costello’s first baseman 61 Oui’s opposite

By Fred Piscop