Today’s Crossword
ACROSS 1 Arafat’s successor 6 City near Yorba Linda 10 Brief responses to common concerns 14 Composer of a sevenmovement work that excludes Earth 15 Tach count 16 “... even now / __ myself to thy direction”: “Macbeth” 17 “What’s My Line?” comedian’s craft brewery? 19 Sail support 20 R.E.M.’s “The __ Love” 21 Heifetz’s teacher 22 Present 23 Pop diva’s fruit stand? 27 City of northern Spain 29 David and Bird 30 American Idol winner’s amusement chain? 34 In a blue state 35 Nile reptile 36 Corvallis sch. 39 Rapper’s shopping center properties? 45 Equally speedy 48 Forest bovine 49 Guitarist’s cash register company? 53 Collate 54 Film on water 55 Toddler’s drink 58 Farm opening? 59 “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” comedian’s flooring store? 61 Número de Mandamientos 62 Frank of 1950s Broadway 63 Basketwork fiber 64 Bone-dry 65 Hwy. crossings 66 Jai alai basket DOWN 1 “Understood” 2 Windfall 3 Symbol of happiness 4 Had ambitions 5 Mess 6 Big name in coffee makers 7 Civil War signature 8 __ other: alternating 9 Sancho’s “steed” 10 Pole users 11 Materialize 12 Slate source 13 Burnout cause 18 Squelched 24 Forest’s 2006 Oscarwinning role 25 35mm camera option 26 Where the Indus flows: abbr. 27 IHOP orders 28 U.S. news source since 1942 31 Slump 32 Tire pressure meas. 33 Parody 36 Veterans of the briny 37 __-pitch 38 Steel giant, as it was known from 1986-2001 39 Cleanse spiritually 40 Book ending 41 Co. merged into Verizon 42 Moves in a school 43 .001 of an inch 44 Omniscient 45 Syrian ruling family 46 Cheap smoke 47 “Cyrano de Bergerac” Best Actor (1950) 50 “Bye Bye Bye” band 51 Meager 52 iPod contents 56 Shoemaker’s strip 57 Where to find 36-Down 59 British rule in India 60 Hold ’em tell, maybe