CROSSWORD
GRAB THE EL TRAIN
ACROSS
1 “Dear me!”
5 Intruder to the landscaping
9 Vertebrae separators 14 Costume ball wear 15 Defense treaty partner 16 Paperless tax return option
17 Golf ball position on a slope
19 Elephant gone amok
20 “I warned you!”
21 Flowery verses
22 Like the stereotypical beach bum
23 Ocean-warming phenomenon
25 Trick-or-treater’s tote
26 Investment firm with a bull in its logo 32 Browse eBay, say 35 Selection under “Gender”
36 “Just as I thought!”
37 Cola originally called “Brad’s Drink”
39 Competitor of Secret
40 Kickstarter contributor
42 Milne’s “Now We ___ Six”
43 War tactics at Troy and Vicksburg
46 Promgoer’s purchase
47 Notification of an auto defect, perhaps
50 Guys’ mates
51 Drill sergeant’s “Relax!” 55 Sounds in car chase scenes
58 Pod in some stews
60 Far from draconian
61 Modify, as a law
62 Painting of a fruit bowl, e.g.
64 Awning’s offering
65 Home care giver
66 OTC part
67 Like some roof panels
68 Furtive “Hey, you!”
69 Oscars category word
DOWN
1 Tickle, in a way
2 Carnation location
3 White as a sheet
4 Do slaloms
5 Salad with apples
6 Fanning of “Super 8”
7 The Whiffenpoofs, e.g.
8 Darken or lighten, say
9 Jumped the tracks
10 “Don’t I wish”
11 Speak with one’s hands
12 This is one of 78 here 13 Watermelon eater’s discard 18 Without accomplices
22 Like most hoopsters
24 Mischief makers
25 Pluto, before a 2006 downgrade
27 Bucks the system
28 Spin doctor’s concern
29 One of seven Nolan Ryan gems, informally
30 Chuck wagon fare
31 Rhino poacher’s prize
32 Exchange jabs
33 Roll-call call
34 Cartel of oil-rich nations
38 Hawaiian or Fijian
41 Folklore fiend
44 Societal woes
45 Hollywood hopeful
48 Chairperson’s plan
49 List-shortening abbr.
52 Full of energy 53 Holders of valuables
54 Apply, as elbow grease
55 Get smart with 56 Texter’s “If you ask me . . .”
57 “Are you for ___?” 58 Big name in elevators
59 Jokes around with
62 Syrup source
63 Shot with a high arc
Wednesday’s Answer