DAILY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Ticket category 6 Goggle
10 Request to a prospective guest 14 “Paint It Black” instrument 15 “That’s a shame” 16 “East of Eden” director Kazan 17 Solo’s favorite sandwiches? 19 “The Persistence of Memory” painter
20 1914 battle river 21 Side in some allstar games 22 Didn’t dawdle 23 __ loss for words 25 Digging 27 Vader’s favorite treat? 34 Automne preceder 35 Refrain 36 Cabeza, across the Pyrenees 38 Busy, busy, busy 40 “Friendly Skies” co.
41 X-rated material 42 Jasmine __
43 Not on the level 46 BlackBerry, e.g. 47 Wookiee’s favorite dessert? 50 Protective cover 51 Canapé topper
52 Hit gently 55 Actor Hemsworth 58 Soak up the sun 62 Rapper with a beverage-like name
63 Hutt’s favorite beverage?
65 No ally of Asta 66 Uptight 67 Put to rest 68 What “F” may mean
69 Modest response to praise 70 Brigantine’s pair
DOWN
1 Far from ruddy 2 “Buenos __” 3 “Cure Ignorance” online anthology 4 Unwitting test taker 5 Capote nickname 6 “Born This Way” Lady 7 Tavern pours 8 Hard to please 9 Double curve 10 Revolutionary soldiers
11 Deck chair piece 12 Beneath contempt 13 Treated
18 Part of a boxer’s “tale of the tape”
22 The NHL’s Thrashers 24 Cannabis compound 26 Discouraging words 27 Honey 28 Room at the top 29 1990s Labor secretary 30 Boston fern, e.g. 31 Sonicare rival 32 Piano practice concerns 33 Piano practice piece 37 Share-a-ride updates, briefly 39 Stay dry 43 Balloon filler 44 Bellini opera 45 Wee hour 48 Blanched
49 One of six awards for Ursula Le Guin 52 Minor argument 53 Free speech org. 54 Zest 56 Support beam 57 Well
59 Is home sick, maybe
60 “Go on, git!” 61 Custodian’s ringfull
63 __ alai 64 Improv session