THE IVIES
ACROSS 1 Mel who voiced Bugs Bunny 6 Sgt. Friday’s force 10 Fare in a trough 14 Less loopy 15 The “A” in BART 16 Bit of verbal fanfare 17 “Are not!” rejoinder 18 Lose crispness 19 Polo shirt name 20 Magical comedy team 23 Sr. and jr., e.g. 24 English class, for short 25 Timmy’s TV dog 29 Welcome sight for a castaway 31 Ring surface 34 Some life stories, for short 35 Getz of jazz 36 “A ___ pittance!” 37 Adele’s label, stateside 40 Mideast’s Gulf of ___ 41 Canal of song 42 ___ light (dashboard item) 43 Superman foe ___ Luthor 44 Pesky kid 45 Bear claw or Napoleon 46 Take down quickly 47 Stephen of “Michael Collins” 48 1967 Van Morrison hit 55 Meter insert 56 Kelly Clarkson was one 57 Kindle download 59 Vaulter’s need 60 Diva ___ Te Kanawa 61 Comaneci of the 1976 Olympics 62 Orangs and such 63 “Keep it” mark 64 16th-centur y council cit y DOWN 1 “Be Prepared” org. 2 Genie’s home 3 Upfront stake 4 Bright, in crayon color names 5 Partialit y in job appointments 6 Suburban greenery 7 Like the Sahara 8 Clobber with snowballs 9 News story heading 10 One of a clown’s pair 11 Act the sloth 12 Limburger cheese quality 13 Home, for 38-Down 21 “___ we there yet?” 22 Fresh talk 25 Not general, as anesthesia 26 “Humble” dwelling 27 Proctor ___ (appliance brand) 28 Leave slack-jawed 29 Deck protector 30 Loser in a fabled race 31 Be worthy of 32 Intense passion 33 Easily nettled 35 iPhone assistant 36 Carnaby Streeters of 1960s Britain 38 Stereotypical 1950s-’60s bongo players 39 Ben Affleck was one in “Argo” 44 “Batman” sound effect 45 ___ XING (street sign) 46 “Don’t Know Why” singer Norah 47 Sparked anew 48 Cartoon flapper Betty 49 Stir to anger 50 Wield a blue pencil 51 Of ___ (long ago) 52 Construction beam 53 Took Lyft, say 54 Beef or pork cut 55 IRS staffer 58 Krazy ___ of comics