CROSSWORD FOR THURSDAY

ACROSS

1 Leaf of grass

6 Nature’s bandage

10 Lunch or brunch

14 Olfactory stimulus

15 Cincinnati river

16 Lanchester of “Bride of Frankenstein”

17 Reading aids

18 Airport vehicle

19 Pixels

20 Basin companion

21 Yankee uniform features

23 Pried

25 Roman statesman

26 Make faces

27 October’s stone

29 Entice

32 Trojan War leader

37 Establish

38 Spring bulb

39 Import vehicle

40 Hatched

42 Ell

43 Biblical prophet

44 Hippie’s digs

45 Stick fast 49 Minds

53 Deterrence

56 Painted tinware

57 Fox’s prey

58 Countess’s husband

59 Bullied

60 Desktop symbol

61 RBI or ERA

62 Sports palace

63 Slips into

64 Avec’s opposite

65 2016 Literature Nobelist

DOWN

1 Red-tag events

2 Shrimp

3 Lover in a play

4 Unrehearsed

5 Helium or nitrogen 6 Not hollowed out

7 Do pull-ups

8 Draws a bead on

9 Marine’s training site (2 wds.)

10 Army doc

11 Avoid a big wedding

12 Late bloomer

13 Cowboy gear

21 Cribbage counter

22 Annoy

24 Lay down

27 Gawks at

28 Remunerated

29 Prefix for dent

30 Very long time

31 Beaded shoe

32 Garage occupant

33 Required

34 Cell habitant

35 Poetic tribute

36 Veto

38 Docility 41 Expose or reveal

42 Long sigh

44 Cage

45 Rose pest

46 Big Dipper neighbor

47 “Great blue” bird

48 Smooths out

49 Flashes of lightning

50 What I is

51 Ms. Verdugo

52 Car type

54 Brit’s farewell (hyph.)

55 OPEC country

59 Rascal