CROSSWORD PUZZLE
Across
1 Storied December shelf dweller
4 Kind of gun that catches speeders 9 Burning crime 14 Pooh pal in a pouch 15 Spanish month 16 Colorful tank fish 17 Cow call
18 Baked mac and cheese, for many 20 When an after-lunch meeting might start
22 Blender maker 23 Deux halved 24 Ones paid to play 26 Something that affects a result
28 Hit pay dirt 33 Issue, as light 34 Memo opening words
35 Kid’s bear
39 Willy Wonka portrayer Wilder 40 Doctor’s order? 42 __ avis
43 Leading the league 45 Plant stem joint 46 Of the mouth 47 “Aladdin” song whose title lyric follows “You ain’t never had a”
50 Social blunders 53 Carded at the door, briefly
54 Christian sch. in Tulsa
55 One way to read 59 TV host Gibbons 62 Buried record for future generations 65 OED book, e.g. 66 Newborn’s lack, usually
67 Big name in racing 68 With 60-Down, on one’s game ... and hint to the start of this puzzle’s longest answers
69 Analyze, as ore 70 Fills fully
71 “__ Misérables”
Down
1 Funny Bombeck 2 Pirate’s take
3 Clue in the mud
4 Fix dinner? 5 15-Across starts it 6 Free game version, maybe
7 Lab greetings 8 Word with square or cube
9 What opposites do, it’s said
10 NBA official
11 Dark beer
12 Maine campus town
13 Consumer advocate Ralph 19 Apr-reducing loan 21 Bad loan, to an accountant
25 Cinco y uno 27 Nation within Oklahoma
28 Utah lily
29 IRS enforcers 30 Silly
31 Test for fit in the changing room 32 Double-check, as totals
36 Stunt double, e.g. 37 Wee bit o’ whisky, say
38 Clinton’s alma mater
41 Prefix with pad 44 Holier-than-thou 48 Puerto Rico, por ejemplo
49 Loafers
50 “I __ go!”: “Ciao!” 51 Astrological Ram 52 Running on __: weary
56 Numbered work 57 Ensign-in-training inst.
58 Tidy up a bit
60 See 68-Across 61 Woeful cry
63 LAX calculation 64 “To Kill a Mockingbird” author Harper