Today’s Crossword
ACROSS 1 Short pants? 5 “Gloria in Excelsis __” 8 Where JFK, Nixon and Carter served 14 Brazil’s largest city 16 Military builder 17 “In my opinion ...” 18 MLB single-season recordholder for most hits 19 Skier’s destination 20 Musical set in Manhattan’s East Village 22 Shooting marble 23 “Xanadu” gp. 24 Youngest Simpson 26 O’er there 28 Somewhat, to Saint-Saëns 29 Against: abbr. 31 Spanish pronoun 32 Pen pal’s greeting? 33 Removes, as a temporary hem 36 No-hitter, usually 38 Shot with more detail 39 Hogwarts subjects 40 Ford maverick? 41 Windy City transit initials 42 Blue Shield offering 43 Energy field 44 Hardy title teenager 45 Carpathian Mountains locale 47 Do diner work 48 Roadie’s box 51 Product made from fermented rice 52 Game typically with 81 squares 55 “Scram!” 57 Make less vulnerable to earthquakes, say 59 Straying 60 Countermanded 61 Wee 62 Muesli bit 63 Repairs with turf DOWN 1 Russia had one in the 20th century 2 Level, in London 3 ’70s-’80s show about a big family 4 Induced the purchase of add-ons, say 5 “Tonight, I Celebrate My Love,” e.g. 6 Brother of Peyton 7 Obsolete audio technology 8 Employing 9 Federal housing assistance program 10 “No thanks” 11 Somewhat 12 Aloe __ 13 “That smarts!” 15 Flight-related prefix 21 I problem? 24 Pyrénées peak 25 Mike of “Next Friday” 26 Rural agreement 27 Org. that inspects workplaces 28 Any of 12 popes 30 Treasure chest coins represented graphically by two consecutive letters in six puzzle answers (including this one) 32 1875 Alcott novel 33 Uma’s role in “The Producers” 34 Squirrel’s hoard 35 Escape destinations 37 Fourth dimension 38 Essence 40 Budget motel chain 43 Hunky-dory 44 Elizabeth I’s line 46 Shabby 47 “Hamilton” role 48 Help with a job? 49 “A __ formality” 50 Shave 52 Editor’s mark 53 Captain hanged for piracy 54 Pac-12 team 56 Salon offering 58 Spacewalk initials