TODAY’S CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Phoenix

cagers

5 TKO official

8 Piece of news

12 Barely speak

14 Caterwaul

15 Type of wrestling 16 Sampan owner 17 Not rebel

18 Perched on

19 Meal outdoors

21 Wile E. —

23 Maize unit

24 Bronzed

25 Primary color

26 Quickly

30 Kid who rode

Diablo

32 Nose stimuli

33 Treats extra nice

(2 wds.)

37 Bagel shop

38 Long hairpieces 39 Business encl.

40 Moon

42 Fireplace tool

43 Exploits

44 Aboveboard

45 Continent divider 48 USN officer

49 That girl

50 Bistro

52 Arguer’s goal

(2 wds.)

57 Pie baker

58 Freud’s

concerns

60 Deviation from

accuracy

61 Ultra

62 Spring up

63 Spy mission

64 This,

in Havana

65 Pregrown lawn 66 Its HQ is

Brussels

DOWN

1 Nature’s bandage 2 Pliny’s bear

3 Roulette color 4 Import car

5 After-bath

wear

6 Meadow

browser

7 Goes for trout

(hyph.)

8 “— —, old chap” 9 Instruct

10 Wax theatrical 11 Cheap wheels 13 Lowers oneself 14 Part of BYOB

20 Coral island

22 Story opener

24 Kind of role

26 Drowses off

27 Inkling

28 Lose hair

29 Lasting a short

time

30 Extremist

sects

31 Welles or Bean 33 Sets a trap

34 Behalf

35 Draws on

36 Jaunty

38 Soft fabrics 41 Smirk’s kin 42 Redcap

44 “— So Fine” 45 Kitchen

appliance

46 Gutter sites 47 Prevent from

happening 49 Briefcase

closer 9/24/18 51 Gaelic pop

star

52 Take on cargo

53 Brown nester

54 Willy or

Shamu

55 What fans do

56 First 007 movie

(2 wds.)

59 Earth, in combos