CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS

1 Shielded from the sun

6 Cauliflower unit

10 Answer an invite, briefly

14 Lake boat

15 Red Muppet

16 October birthstone

17 Strength

18 *Dude who knows his ABCs?

20 Rd. with a no.

21 Farm division

23 Tied, as sneakers

24 *Dude whose favorite season is autumn?

26 Just one of __ days

28 Goal for many community college students

30 Businesses: Abbr.

33 Cover story

36 “That really hurt!”

37 Dark blue shade

38 *Dude who always pipes up to support a proposed motion?

42 Seaside town structure

43 Lab rodent

44 Waldorf salad fruit

45 Spanish condiment

46 HBO teen drama starring Zendaya

49 Many Omanis

51 *Dude who attends every formal dance?

55 North African capital

57 “Levitating” singer Dua __

58 Log chopper

59 *Dude who refuses to use even numbers?

62 Naturally lit courtyards

64 Work hard

65 Mystical glow

66 Lets use for now

67 At some earlier time

68 “Frozen” reindeer

69 “That’s plenty for me”

DOWN

1 Winter neck warmer

2 “__ luego”

3 Photographer Adams

4 Fawn’s mother

5 “For the millionth time ... “

6 Quaint “Listen up!”

7 Fashion magazine with a French name

8 Band’s sound booster

9 Play-__: kids’ clay

10 Tomatoes in marinara sauce

11 Out-of-this-world summer program?

12 “Shining __”: comedy horror series starring Courteney Cox

13 Begged

19 Spiky succulent

22 Cow’s mouthful

25 Repair bill line

26 Jumbo suffix

27 Weight

29 “Pride __ before ... “

31 Shape of many racetracks

32 “Auld Lang __”

33 Nile snakes

34 Princess “in a galaxy far, far away”

35 Reykjavík language

37 Kathmandu’s country

39 Defeat thoroughly

40 Empty spaces

41 Retired boxer who wrote the cookbook “Food for Life”

46 Alleviate

47 Jedi Kenobi

48 Latto’s music genre

50 Rummage (through)

52 Horse abodes

53 Iron __: rust

54 Leavening agent

55 “The Wizard of Oz” dog

56 Japanese noodle

57 Passed-down stories

60 __ Vegas Aces

61 Candy heart word

63 President pro __