Crossword

ACROSS

1 Military meal 5 Mustang accelerator? 9 Worried words 14 Madonna’s “La ___ Bonita” 15 Zipped along

16 “___ Rae” (Sally Field film) 17 Subversive groups that research challenging academic subjects? 19 Olympian on a sled 20 Little hitters’ sport 21 Chinese flower named for a hot drink

23 Less wobbly 25 Fleur-de-___

26 Led an international relief agency?

31 WWI battle site 35 Dallas baller

36 Didn’t have enough 37 “This is no joke!”

40 Time to close the books 42 Canine’s canine 43 Backstabber 45 Bothersome

46 Elite Navy member who’s ready for action? 50 Spray paint container 51 Asian shrines

55 Stir-fry tidbit 59 Channel changers

61 Kind of wave

62 Tactic to prevent weapons treaty negotiations? 64 Dior creation 65 Crunchy barbecue side 66 Prefix for “freeze”

67 Is inclined (to)

68 Proof goof

69 Branch headquarters?

DOWN

1 Atomizer output

2 “Blue Bloods” star Will 3 Cold shower? 4 Brazilian dance

5 Name that Stanley yells in “A Streetcar Named Desire” 6 Common allergen

7 WWW address

8 Take a nap

9 Like parquet floors 10 Eighty, in the Gettysburg Address

11 As a result

12 Iowa State site

13 Pink, as a steak 18 Guys who drive taxis 22 Student, in Strasbourg 24 Lamb’s rhyming relative 27 Part of LGBTQ 28 Amazes 29 ___-a-car

30 Wee whirlpool 31 Prepare flour 32 “Rubaiyat” poet Khayyam 33 Actress Suvari

34 Stick that may “summon” a rabbit 38 “Goodnight” girl of song 39 Bit 41 Self-assurance 44 Cooking meas. 47 Where pizza was invented

48 Winter cap attachment 49 Terrible time? 52 Former finance expert

Ken or Daria

53 Make amends 54 Factions

55 “Now,” on a medical drama 56 River by the Great Pyramid of Giza

57 King of Asgard

58 Kind of D.A.

60 Short comedy sketch 63 Raisman in the 2016 Olympics’ Final Five