Today’s Crossword
ACROSS 1 *Tattoos 4 They churn out dough 8 *Hypothetical object that absorbs all incident electromagnetic radiation 13 Sign of summer 14 Ecologically challenged Asian sea 15 Ovine output 16 *Nonverbal communication 18 Deepest, as feelings 19 Realm 20 Op-ed takes 22 *Snoop 23 Outdoor gear giant 25 Game that may involve bumpers 27 With 44-Across, classic 1956 film ... and why the answers to starred clues aren’t quite themselves? 33 Dose people? 35 Elite prep school 36 Dominica native 37 Abrades painfully 39 Flay’s flipper 41 Furious 42 “Better Call __” 43 Foxy 44 See 27-Across 48 Chihuahua chow 49 The SEC’s Tigers 50 *Bumper repair site 54 First course in German? 56 Thailand, once 60 Watch a neighbor’s pooch, say 62 *Star or nebula 64 Café 65 Ingrid, in “Casablanca” 66 Tell’s apple support 67 *Circadian rhythm 68 Face 69 *Coveted journalism award DOWN 1 Penne __ vodka 2 Caboose 3 Text alert, often 4 Nonpro sports org. 5 “Fallen woman,” in a Verdi title 6 Star followers 7 Take advantage of a day off, maybe 8 Bar 9 Ewe’s output 10 “__ Ben Adhem” 11 Mama with two Papas 12 Pop’s Perry 15 Bearded bovine 17 Jake __, first Congressman to fly in space 21 Court 24 Hillary’s peak 26 Neighborhoods 27 “Don’t mess with me” 28 Spread 29 Generous, as a contract 30 Bind 31 Jack and Jill’s Waterloo? 32 AuctionWeb, since 1997 33 Little bit 34 French bread 38 Pen with oink, not ink 39 Anatomical pouch 40 Eye-rolling word 42 Cry after a holdup 45 Awful 46 Pressure prefix 47 Ploy 50 What a crossword is often constructed on 51 Mend 52 “Beetle Bailey” hound 53 One 60-trillionth of amin. 55 Brazilian hero 57 Clouseau’s rank: abbr. 58 Bug bite soother 59 Feathered mimic 61 Bug 63 Dye holder