Today’s crossword
ACROSS
1 Playfully shy 4 Cooled with cubes 8 Shrubs arranged as barriers 14 Anger 15 It has three numbers and two slashes 16 Staves off 17 *Afternoon social that may include a waltz or three 19 Stay close to 20 Start of a pirate’s refrain 21 Matching tops worn together 23 Phobos, to Mars 25 Cry after a golfer’s ace 26 “Even __ speak ... ” 29 Goldarn 31 [None of the above] 34 New Mexico art community 35 Wall St. takeover 36 Tom, Dick or Harry 37 U.K. continent 38 *Brewery container 40 Arg. neighbor 41 Hopping joints? 43 Elton John’s title 44 Chinese menu possessive 45 Used a stun gun on 46 Jared of “Panic Room” 47 Russo of “Ransom” 48 Panache 50 “Giant” author Ferber 52 “The Piano Lesson” painter Henri 54 Depends (on) 58 Summer TV fare 59 Like the U.S. political system, and a hint to the answers to starred clues 61 Hush-hush 62 Deep sleep 63 B&B, maybe 64 1896 and 2004 Olympics setting 65 Command to a dog 66 Anatomical pouch
DOWN
1 Part of SLC 2 Sundae-topping cookie 3 “All right!” 4 “Famous Potatoes” state 5 Does some necking 6 “Yada, yada, yada” letters 7 Tick repellent 8 Hard thing to kick 9 Vespers 10 Population statistic 11 *Growing business? 12 Coup d’__ 13 Ukr. or Est., once 18 Stadium toppers 22 Barrister’s topper 24 Local theater, briefly 26 Bothered bigtime 27 Hot spot 28 *Monster.com activity 30 Swedes’ neighbors 32 Noted 2001 bankruptcy 33 Word in a green trio? 36 British landing facility 38 Sheets and pillowcases 39 Sky box? 42 Professor’s address 44 Singing syllables 46 Capt.’s underlings 49 Helpers: Abbr. 51 Sherpa’s country 52 Convene 53 Carve in stone 55 Colored eye part 56 Italian peak 57 Match audio and video 58 Mandela’s land: Abbr. 60 Tales of __: misfortunes