Today's crossword

ACROSS

1 Political commentator Navarro

4 Dump

9 Whom Cordelia calls “As mad as the vex’d sea” 13 Marvel Comics

artist Buscema 14 People who call New Zealand “Aotearoa”

15 Far from ordinary 17 Piano trio? 19 Earth sign 20 Ordinary 21 Confront 23 Mideast carrier 24 “The Body in the

Library” sleuth 26 Big grazer 28 “Who am __

argue?” 29 Watched warily 30 String quintet? 34 Start to bat? 35 Planning session

contribution 36 Duet for bassoon

and bass fiddle? 41 “Grazie” reply 42 Bigelow products 43 Duet for oboe

and vibraphone? 46 Dost possess 50 Mil. mail site 51 Feta source 52 One to hold on to 54 Tenerife, por

ejemplo

56 “Why don’t we?” 59 Dishwasher

handle

60 Really bad

turnout 62 Flügelhorn solo? 64 Cotton candy,

mostly

65 Like Santa’s

helpers 66 Groundbreaking

tool

67 Donor card datum 68 Monopoly cards 69 Time pieces:

Abbr.

DOWN

1 Trust without verifying 2 Speak against 3 Magazine with annual Best of Beauty awards 4 Minor

5 Red choice 6 Massage deeply 7 Sod buyer’s

calculation 8 Water sign

9 WC

10 Nobelist Wiesel 11 Plane

12 Meets near the

shore?

16 “Good riddance” 18 “The Rookie” org. 22 Jeff Lynne’s band 25 “A time to every purpose” Bible bk.

27 Gentle washer

setting 31 Minecraft

resource 32 “Cape Fear”

co-star

33 Drink suffix 34 Superior to 36 Finishes one’s

studies, in a way 37 Viniculture

science

38 Comfy shoe

brand 39 Unadon fish 40 Chore

41 Great __:

Midwest region 44 Bird in the

Duolingo logo 45 Took care of

garden pests 46 Powerful engine 47 Indifference

48 On the job

longer 49 Vestiges 53 Brings in

55 “I think somebody needs __!” 57 Shower wall unit 58 Protected 61 Before, in an old

ode

63 El __