The Daily Crossword
ACROSS
1 Gaping mouths
5 “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” composer
10 States in an outdated atlas: Abbr.
14 Nobelist Wiesel
15 Official mandate
16 Analogous (to)
17 One way to ride a horse
19 Stereotypical pooch
20 D.C.’S Pennsylvania, e.g.
21 Named, briefly
22 Shop talk
23 One in a hundred?
25 Cafeteria worker’s cover
27 Affleck of “Gone Girl”
28 “Downton __”: PBS show
29 Dramatic opening?
32 Many an emailer
34 ’50s political monogram
37 Typical MLB pitching alignment, and a hint to this puzzle’s circles
41 Train stopping at every sta.
42 They turn litmus paper red
43 Does impressions of 44 Grazing groups
46 “Gimme a __”
48 Large goblet
50 “Haven’t the foggiest”
54 Bamboo lover
55 Alternative to fries
56 Korean automaker 57 Script fraction
58 Military expert, say
61 Sun Devils’ rival
62 Canadian fliers
63 Language of Pakistan
64 Riverbank residue
65 Govt.-backed bond 66 “Freeze!”
DOWN
1 Small plateaus
2 Still in contention
3 Alleviate traffic on, perhaps
4 “Told you” 5 Exactly right
6 Milk source
7 10-time NBA Allstar Jason
8 Commonly injured knee part, briefly
9 Sault __ Marie
10 “On Language” columnist
11 Barely enjoy the pool?
12 First Homeland
Security secretary
13 Condescending one
18 Place 22 First sign of fall
24 Rose’s Broadway beau
25 Saintly glows
26 Drive the getaway car, say
29 Partner of 30-Down
30 Partner of 29-Down 31 Remote choice
32 Ouzo flavoring
33 MDW : Midway :: __ : O’hare
35 Anonymous Jane
36 Peyton Manning’s four?
38 Educator Montessori 39 Adapter letters
40 Delicate handling
45 Firstborn
46 Parlor piece
47 Let up
48 Just above average
49 One side of Hispaniola
50 Talk oneself up
51 School uniform part, perhaps
52 Foul up
53 Thoroughly enjoy
55 Early smartphone
58 Rank above cpl.
59 Coffee break time
60 Mercury astronaut Grissom