Today’s crossword
ACROSS
1 Puts at ease 6 Pinot alternative 9 Something about
a painting? 14 Ryan of “Paper
Moon” 15 Brouhaha
16 Paint choice 17 *Mechanical
plaything 19 __-garde 20 Ambulance gp. 21 Quick inhalation 22 Horseshoeshaped letter 23 Pennant __ 25 *Dark as can be 28 Patronizes, in a
way
30 “Insecure” actress/writer Issa __
31 Enero, por
ejemplo
32 Foil alternative 33 Rock’s __ Supply 34 Campus suffix 35 *Duke led one 40 Keeps in the
email loop 43 Comprehend 44 Litter’s littlest 47 Chef’s dish words 48 Med. country 49 Web page
banners 52 *Nursery rhyme
arachnophobe 55 Barter
56 Cause friction 57 Be up against 59 Diner slice 60 Scoville unit food 61 Ump’s call, often based on a sequence found in the answers to starred clues 63 Muscle beach bro 64 Bedazzle 65 When left turns
are rarely allowed 66 Off-mic comment 67 Furry foot
68 Fills up
DOWN
1 Hides in fear
2 Do some work at
Pixar
3 Protective
camera piece 4 Sore
5 Whack over the
wall
6 Keep a Persian company, perhaps
7 Take in, as a
Persian
8 Huck Finn, for
one
9 Served blazing 10 “Bolero”
composer
11 In the ballpark? 12 Intimidated 13 Interoffice no. 18 Bear whose bed
was too hard 22 Maureen of “Rio
Grande” 24 Focuses on, as the catcher for signals
26 Bed with sliding
sides 27 Sunflower St.
school
29 Patch, perhaps 33 Ticket price determinant, at times
36 A single Time? 37 Soft ball 38 New Deal agcy. 39 Outfit
40 Engine part 41 Trite expressions 42 Bento box
selection
45 Jazz festival site 46 One learning the
ropes 48 “Nothing’s wrong” 49 Bar mitzvah
language 50 Notions case 51 Races round the
bases
53 Caesar __ 54 Mufti’s
proclamation 58 17 of Laila Ali’s wins, for short 60 “__-ching!” 61 Weaken 62 “Bambi” doe