CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS

1 WCs 5 Rope fiber plants 10 Shell game, e.g. 14 Hodgepodge 15 Wedding 16 Somewhat, in music 17 Blockhead 18 Ulan Bator residents 20 Electrical unit 22 “Citizen Kane” director 23 Fill with love 24 Flower part 26 Philosophy suffix 28 Antediluvian 29 Talk, talk, talk 32 Drive away 36 With the bow, in music 38 “__ Lisa” 39 Share good fortune, as suggested in four sets of circles 42 Ore bed 43 Multivitamin ingredient 44 Compare 45 Fielder’s strong throw 46 Cultural Revolution leader 47 Recede 49 Does some mending 51 Disaster area thief 56 Gauguin’s island retreat 59 Bayou critter 61 Wedding party member 63 Inevitable outcome 64 What Benjamin Button did backward 65 Not windy 66 Side squared, for a square 67 Like Santa’s cheeks 68 Eyelid woes 69 Metallica drummer Ulrich

DOWN

1 Age of Enlightenment philosopher 2 Do-or-die Texas Hold ’em bet 3 String quartet instrument 4 City destroyed in Genesis 5 Caters to 6 Carbon compound 7 Freebies near the register 8 Faddish ’90s disc 9 Road maintenance vehicle 10 Mop target 11 Shade of black 12 Proactiv+ target 13 What some proverbial stones don’t gather 19 Detective’s need 21 “And there you have it!” 25 Epoch in the Cenozoic Era 27 __ of honor 29 Egg part 30 Get the pot going 31 Madeline of “Blazing Saddles” 32 “Let us know if you’re coming” letters 33 Duel tool 34 Uptight type 35 Bard’s nightfall 37 Density physics symbol, in 38 __ tai 40 Nin and Frank 41 Macaroni shape 46 Pal at the barbie 48 Turbine parts 49 One of Sean Combs’ stage names 50 Hair-raising 52 Butcher shop byproduct 53 Sparkly crown 54 Perfume compound 55 Relatives of emus 56 Lift up the slope 57 Golden Fleece ship 58 Goes quickly, quaintly 60 Ascend 62 Bumped into