Today’s Crossword

ACROSS 1 Elite alternative 5 Sharp bark 9 Churchill Downs

event 14 Spoken 15 Time periods 16 Where Greek met

Greek 17 Inhibiting

influence 19 Early camera 20 Chemical suffix 21 Put into service 22 Dewy 23 Sandy expanse 25 GDP and CPI 27 Knife wound 29 Nail polish 32 Fable ending 35 Gawks at 37 Large parrot 39 Lacking moisture 40 Dome 41 Legume 42 ABC rival 43 Father of sci-fi 44 Bothersome 45 Balls of yarn 47 Sorrel or bay 49 Stuck together 51 Makes a sound 55 Philadelphia

gridder 57 Italian wine city 59 Bespectacled

dwarf 60 “— vincit amor” 61 Toothy one 63 In the midst of 64 Estate recipient 65 — — foot pole 66 Kitchen

appliance 67 Lazily 68 Classroom

sound DOWN 1 Studied hard 2 Singer — Cara 3 Looks over to rob 4 “Ctrl” neighbor 5 Brewers’ buys 6 Cleveland’s waters 7 Docks 8 L.A. zone 9 Sioux territory 10 “I” trouble? 11 Steiger and Stewart Spoiled child Chatter Out in the country “Olympia” painter By Jove! Check casher Husky-voiced Makes do with Faucet problem 12 13 18 22 24 26 28 30 31 32 33 34 36 38 40 41 43 44 46 48 50 52 53 54 55 56 58 60 61 62 Big burger Moon and sun Danger Desperado’s piece Some Meeting’s location Aptitude Hamlet Place for a grill — on (inciting) Strong protest Took a chance Changes a manuscript Jobs for actors Aroma Ms. Thompson of films Prolific auth. Dirt Thole filler Sweater letter Skip stones