Today’s crossword

ACROSS

1 Buckwheat

porridge

6 Tears, as paper 10 Hobbyist’s book 15 One submitting a

tax return 16 Operatic solo 17 State bordering both Nevada and Canada 18 “Almost!”

19 Drink brand associated with NASA missions 20 Fight off 21 “Parking” image,

on signs

24 “As I see it,” to a

texter

25 Stay alcohol-free 27 Ad that spreads awareness, briefly 28 Baseball’s Musial 29 Princess from a galaxy far, far away

30 Society

newcomer 32 Minnesota NFLer 34 Slacks

36 Second dropdown list, say 39 “Kosher” image,

on labels 42 Garage floor

blemish

43 Wabbit hunter

Fudd

46 Forward, to Fellini 49 “Just a __!” 51 “Count on me!” 52 Blubbers 53 “Pow!” relative 56 Potatoes often

used for fries 58 Cape __, Mass. 59 “Registered” image, on product names 61 Draw out

63 DIY furniture

brand

64 Fridge forays 67 Diet-friendly 68 Blab

69 Boredom 70 Eccentric 71 Creative pursuits,

with “the” 72 Yard-grooming

tool

DOWN

1 Fast-food co.

serving buckets 2 Feel sick

3 Aptly named

clean-up basin 4 Speaker’s ers or

ums

5 Sports spot 6 Some rodent

homes 7 Baghdad’s land 8 Alluring poster 9 Long stories 10 Add to the staff 11 Poetic salute 12 Elk

13 28-Across

nickname 14 Chinese tea 22 Help

23 Poetic bird of one

word

25 Mont Blanc, e.g. 26 Arthur of “The

Golden Girls” 28 King Kong’s

home 31 Patting-thebaby’s-back goal

33 “Picnic”

playwright 35 Petulant state

37 Book jacket

blurbs

38 “His Dark __”:

fantasy trilogy 40 Defendant’s

story

41 Hosting the roast 44 Use the feed bag 45 OR attendants 46 Go up 47 Ritualistic kind

of doll

48 Kidnap

50 Surly mutt 54 Singer Baker with eight Grammys 55 Manufacturer 57 Stony debris 59 Count (on) 60 Gael or Breton 62 Lap-loving pet 65 Past __: late 66 __ Loin of Beef: Bugs Bunny character