Crossword

ACROSS

“Aida” composer 1

“Do it now!” 6

“Play It as It 10 Lays” author Didion Embellish 14 Note to a staffer 15 “___ us a son is 16 given” Celebrations with 17 hula dancing Support 18 the pasture entrance? Calorie-counting 20 regimen Patron 22 Movies, 23 informally Check someone’s 24 parent to make sure she’s of drinking age? Pong game 27 company ___ loss for 29 words Russian space 30 station until 2001

Liza Minnelli 31 musical set in Berlin Peaty places 33 Church official 35 Was introduced 37 to the doctor? Swirling currents 42 Lift on a ski 43 slope Small, lobsterlike 45 crustacean “Life Is Good” 48 rapper Thurman on the 51 big screen Derby entrant 52 Do some trawling 53 at sea? Gobbled up or 55 down Capital of Latvia 56 Sort 59 Criticize Sega’s 60 hedgehog design? Annoying 63 summer swarms And all the rest, 66 in brief

Actress Reid of 67 the “American Pie” films Not important 68 “___ we forget” 69 Truant G.I.’s 70 infraction Big health 71 insurer

DOWN

Kilmer who 1 played Batman End of a college 2 web address Driver’s furious 3 fit Priestly Gaul or 4 Celt Pants line that’s 5 partly hidden Loudening 6 device, informally Blood fluid 7

“Famous” cookie 8 guy Head of the Holy 9 See Container for 10 cider or ale Equal in rank 11 Apparel 12 Dead end sign 13 Language of the 19 Quran “That’s personal 21 stuff I didn’t need to hear” Taxi 24 Itsy-bitsy bit 25 Corsage flower 26 Not stated 28 directly Brand of small 31 planes Radio journalist 32 Shapiro Frets (over) 34

Corrosive cleaner 36 Venomous vipers 38 Smartphone 39 precursor, for short Plentiful 40 Partner of 41 rank and serial number Dirty rotten 44 scoundrel Small place of 45 worship Turn on an axis 46

Large sports 47 venues “Don’t ___!” 49 Scarlet letter, 50 e.g. Capital near the 53 only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World that’s still largely intact Redheaded 54 orphan of Broadway Smidgen 57

Bite like a 58 beaver Computer key 61 not pressed alone Ripken who 62 played a record 2,632 consecutive major-league games 2,000 pounds 64 Mexican Mrs.: 65 Abbr.