DAILY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Title critter in Blake’s “Songs of Innocence” 5 Almost dry 9 Football’s “Papa Bear”
14 __ vera
15 __ Eats: delivery service
16 Hold the floor 17 Generous severance package 19 Bobby in a 1971 #1 hit
20 Toss aside
21 Bad loser 23 Locks
26 Stage of adolescence 27 Frito-Lay brand 31 Sudoku fill: Abbr. 32 Chance of a lifetime
34 Web spots 37 Ethically uncertain 38 Ring bearer 39 Came down to earth
40 “Atlas Shrugged” writer Rand 41 Marriage milestone
45 Lily of France garment 46 Citrus grove sight 47 Covered, in a way 51 NYC area above Houston Street
52 Suddenly stops working, as an engine
54 __ Gay
58 TV host Gibbons 59 His touch will complete five puzzle answers 62 Garden tool 63 Biblical twin 64 California’s __ Valley 65 Stadium levels 66 Droops
67 Air filter acronym
DOWN
1 W. Coast force 2 Court game word 3 Cartoonist Drucker 4 Bucket shaped like a sandcastle, for one 5 “Thank you, Captain Obvious” 6 __ Dhabi 7 Team that retired Mike Piazza’s #31 8 Hosp. area 9 __ Industries: L.A. youth program 10 McDonald’s trademark
11 Ale alternative 12 Bugged a lot 13 Like some bagels 18 Department head 22 Litter lightweight 24 Addams cousin
25 Monet’s “Cathedral Series” city
27 Forum robe 28 “Live at the __”: Patsy Cline album 29 Spread across 30 __ mail
33 “The Empire Strikes Back” director Kershner 34 Old apple spray 35 Desperate
36 Eye woe
39 Blow away 41 Unpaid balance 42 Highland refusals 43 Punk subgenre 44 Shorten, as a pants leg 45 Automatic promotion on “America’s Got Talent”
47 Spot of land
48 “__ say more?” 49 Onslaught 50 They’re put up in fights
53 City in Tuscany 55 Comic strip canine 56 Light source
57 Sri Lanka locale 60 Old horse 61 “Better Call Saul” drug lord Fring