CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS

1 Sport played on horseback 5 Make fun of 9 Goes up 14 Bibliography abbreviation 15 Furniture chain that also sells lingonberry preserves 16 Feeling of existential boredom 17 *Sincere intention to be fair 20 Sight or smell 21 Granny 22 Some Wall St. deals 23 Joan of __: French heroine 25 Pampering place 27 *One who can’t help but see the bright side 36 Assignment for a swimmer or a bowler 37 Ore deposit 38 Beat 39 Chicago winter hrs. 40 Central Pennsylvania city 42 Luv 43 Go-to crew 45 Salad fish 46 Stud farm stud 47 *Private fashion consultant 50 Sunflower St. school 51 __-pitch softball 52 See 64-Down 55 Biblical ark builder 59 Songs for two 63 Reason for a courtroom objection, and what the start of the answer to each starred clue has 66 Silly activity 67 Red gemstone 68 Writer Bombeck 69 “Let’s Make a Deal” host Brady 70 Unworried state 71 “Whoa, trippy!”

DOWN

1 Green animals in Angry Birds 2 Slender woodwind 3 Zebra hunter 4 “There’s a nonzero chance ... “5 Coastal inlet 6 Comparable (to) 7 Oscar winner Catherine __-Jones 8 Journalist Paula 9 NFL official 10 Fill with passion 11 __ appeal 12 Currency named for a continent 13 Follows an obedience school command 18 Houseplant with fronds 19 Sunup direction 24 Match a bet, in poker 26 Bread served with hummus 27 Rock formation in Yosemite, familiarly 28 Have a spoonful, say 29 “The door’s open!” 30 Led Zeppelin’s “Whole __ Love” 31 Near-beer name 32 Lowly workers 33 Reply to “Ya dig?” 34 18-Down seed 35 Copier cartridge 40 Songwriter Tori 41 Slangy turndowns 44 Welcomed at the door 46 Mouthed (off ) 48 Former Georgia senator Sam 49 Bygone GM line 52 Imperfection 53 “Chocolat” actress Olin 54 Like Cheerios 56 Mythical menace 57 Teal shade 58 Busy airports 60 Ireland, to the Irish 61 Heavy book 62 Simple fastener 64 With 52-Across, floating Arctic sheet 65 Potato spot