Crossword

ACROSS 1 Captain obsessed with a whale 5 Baseball great Ruth 9 Channel covering Capitol Hill 14 Formal affair 15 Taken by mouth 16 Rome’s home 17 Chronological documentation in a court case 20 Prior name of Ho Chi Minh City 21 Spot of acne 22 Driver’s license prerequisite 23 Damaging precipitation 25 NFL officials 27 Point an accusing finger at 32 Greek Cupid 33 Great Lakes’ __ Canals 34 Prom participant 37 Japanese drama 38 Cry bitterly 40 Links org. 41 Sharpshooters’ magnifiers 45 Discouraging answers 47 Organs that may be pierced 48 “Be careful on that icy sidewalk” 51 When repeated, a Hawaiian fish 52 Shoelace securer

53 Offended smack

56 New Deal org. 58 More gloomy 62 Brief film role 65 Female reproductive gland

66 Any one of the Bahamas 67 Geometric art style

68 Cup, in Calais 69 Cartoon screams

70 Leaves speechless DOWN

1 Elementary lessons 2 “You’re a riot ... not” 3 Jai __ 4 Fatal plant diseases 5 Outskirts of the outskirts 6 Weimaraner warning 7 Joan at Woodstock 8 Horror’s “Mistress of the Dark” 9 Spanish hero El __ 10 Classic cowboy hat 11 Windex target 12 MLB postseason semifinal 13 Kremlin refusal 18 Genesis shipbuilder 19 List listings 24 Wall St. deals 26 Price of admission 27 Check-signing needs 28 __-Z: classic Camaro 29 “Not gonna happen” 30 Zany 31 Try to bite, puppy-style 35 Kiddie-lit monster 36 Sing like Joe Cocker 39 Best-seller list entry 42 Fusses over 43 LAX listing 44 The “a” sound in “about” or “around” 46 Ice cream treats 47 Erik of “CHiPs” 49 Flower child, e.g. 50 Roll in the aisles 53 Kilt wearer 54 Volcanic flow 55 Amo, __, amat 57 Vaulted church recess 59 Had the information 60 Behold, to Caesar 61 Classic cars 63 Santana’s “__ Como Va” 64 Lodge logo animal