Today’s Crossword
ACROSS
1 Fast-arriving letter 6 Leaping parasite 10 Verne protagonist 14 “It Happened One Night” director 15 Equestrian strap 16 Collected knowledge 17 Butterfingers’ comment 19 See 22-Down 20 Numerous centuries 21 “Win one for the __”: Reagan 23 Comet-filled region of space 27 Have more birthdays 28 Circuit components 30 “Ah, Wilderness!” playwright 32 Needed Advil, say 33 Investor’s concern 34 Little bit 37 Interfere (with) 38 Soda purchases 39 1980s surgeon general 40 Education orgs. 41 Take ten 42 “Philadelphia” director Jonathan 43 “Whatever your heart desires!” 45 “Always,” in a military slogan 46 Imogene’s comedy partner 48 Chinese beverage literally meaning “black dragon” 50 Saws 52 Juillet’s season 53 Brunch, e.g. 54 Plays it like Cary Grant 61 Pearl Harbor site 62 Headed for overtime 63 Very dangerous 64 Staff mem. 65 Bit of river turbulence 66 The Washington Monument’s 897
DOWN
1 Green start? 2 Red Guard leader 3 Waze or Uber 4 Agcy. with collectors 5 Like a parfait 6 Old Belgian currency 7 Tourist gift on 61-Across 8 Stuttgart cubes 9 “Care to take a stab at the answer?” 10 Kerfuffle 11 Wonka worker 12 “Peer Gynt Suite” composer 13 Bromance or romcom 18 Fiji has three 22 With 19-Across, Oscar-winning Forest Whitaker role 23 Expressions of delight 24 Ukrainian port 25 Regards with anticipation 26 Starting point 28 Soggy 29 “O.G. Original Gangster” rapper 31 “... just as I am” 33 Trompe __ 35 Weighty volume 36 Mimic 38 Chimney cleaner’s target 42 Becomes aware of 44 “The Simpsons” beer server 45 PD ranks 46 Polynesian nation 47 Planning session fodder 49 Hard up 51 Excess 55 Suffix with fact 56 Zoo opening in London? 57 What a red “H” often indicates 58 Bunyan tool 59 __ Van Winkle 60 Mic wielders