Today’s Crossword
ACROSS 1 “Hometown Proud”
market chain 4 First-string squad 9 Actor McGregor 13 Election Day mo. 14 “Lord Jim” author
Joseph 16 Field-plowing site 17 Law of the jungle,
in the Old West 20 Freezer cubes 21 Top-notch 22 Texter’s gratitude 23 1867 territorial acquisition dubbed “Seward’s Folly” 28 Old King Cole was a
merry one 29 Reason for unbalanced books 30 Southeast Asian
language 31 __ hasty retreat 34 Walk-__: bit parts 35 1973 Helen Reddy
chart-topper 38 CBS forensic series 40 African virus 41 ID on an auto title 44 Causes pain 47 Refreshing break 49 Melted yellow square
on a burger 52 “Let me think ...” 53 Smell 54 U.S. intelligence org. 55 R. Kelly hit whose last title word is aptly rhymed with “sky” in the lyrics ... and a hint to the starts of the other four longest puzzle answers 61 Extremely 62 On __ knee: kneeling 63 Suffix with human 64 Celtic language 65 Pulled into piles, as leaves 66 Hi-__ graphics
DOWN 1 With one flat,
musically 2 Largest living primate 3 Guacamole fruit 4 Perform on stage 5 You, to Yves 6 Opposite of WSW 7 Pianist Claudio 8 College focus 9 Little newt 10 Serves food to 11 Bow-and-arrow wielders 12 Santa Fe’s st. 15 Dummy 18 Monster’s loch 19 61-Across: Ger. 23 “You’ve Got Mail” ISP 24 NBA great Bryant 25 “The Clan of the Cave Bear” author Jean 26 Place setting disc 27 Elvis __ Presley 32 Bill with cocktails 33 Decorate 35 Like desperate circumstances 36 Baldwin of “30 Rock” 37 Laundry 38 __ of commerce 39 Hot seasons 41 Competes to get 42 “That’s not true!” 43 Bridal bio word 45 “Star Trek: TNG” counselor 46 Flip of a hit single 48 Teller’s comedy partner 50 Tarp, e.g. 51 Hockey venue 52 Bee home 56 Soapmaking supply 57 “Beats me,” in texts 58 Mediocre grade 59 Tack on, as tax 60 Golf hole meas.