Today's crossword

ACROSS

1 Respiratory organ 5 Lake-maker 8 “The Bonfire of the Vanities” novelist Tom 13 Among buoys 14 Came down to

earth

16 Catherine of

“Schitt’s Creek” 17 Proud proclamation at the county fair produce contest? 20 Legalese adverb 21 Some intelligence

workers

22 “To __ is

human ... ” 23 King topper 25 Neither Dem. nor

Rep.

26 Praises a prizewinner at the county fair produce contest? 33 Wander, in a way 35 “Black-ish” star

Tracee __ Ross 36 Writer Bombeck 37 Debonair

40 Actor Idris

41 First Hebrew letter 43 Data in IRS

tables

45 Cause of a frantic search at the county fair produce contest? 48 Novel

49 Lawn layer 50 Slugger’s stat 53 Transfer recipient 58 Parent, e.g. 60 Squashes a rival’s entry at the county fair produce contest? 62 One-named “Easy on Me” singer

63 Ready to serve 64 Deportment 65 Noodle option 66 Actor Beatty 67 Sole

DOWN

1 Shaping machine 2 Theater director? 3 Queen and

regime, e.g.

4 Part of a pen

5 Sword of __: impending disaster 6 Gymnast Raisman with three Olympic gold medals 7 Mineral used in

pearlescent paint 8 Aspiring 9 “Gracious!” 10 Research centers 11 Worry

12 “Were your __

burning?” 15 Long, loose top 18 Help in getting to

the next level? 19 Water-to-wine

village

24 Son of Isaac and

Rebecca

27 Roll with the

punches 28 Vintage violin 29 Gloomy

30 Like some

rugged vehicles 31 Cutting remark 32 Those, in Spanish 33 Deliver cards 34 Folk singer

Guthrie

38 Carpet cleaners,

for short

39 Beseeched 42 Brand known for surfing gear

44 Barrel racing

milieu 46 Carson City

neighbor 47 Coarse fabric 51 Stimulantyielding Asian leaf

52 Wry twist

53 Seaweed gelatin used as a thickener 54 Fountain drink 55 Appear to be 56 Land in the water 57 School founded

by Henry VI 59 Points to make in an argument, figuratively 61 Lowest score on

some scales