Today’s Crossword
ACROSS 1 Old gas station freebie 4 One holding all the cards? 10 “__ run!” 15 Texter’s cautioning letters 16 Take to the skies 17 “The Phantom of the Opera” setting 18 Indigent ones hiding among bales? 21 Like much ordinary history 22 Japanese volcano 23 Long walk 24 Author Jong 25 Ascended 28 Stark in “Game of Thrones” 29 Holders of poor-taste gifts? 31 Must 33 Presidential nickname 34 Type of pitcher 35 Result of smashing a piñata during a hurricane? 41 Food industry headgear 42 Barrel contents 43 __ cuisine 44 Script for an absurdist play? 51 PHL stat 52 Calls 54 Lavender asset 55 Gillette brand 57 Like Dorothy Parker’s humor 58 Pollen site 59 Concept for creating difficult crossword puzzles? 63 Gaucho’s tool 64 Gift to an audience 65 “Road to __”: Hope/ Crosby film 66 Wee, jocularly 67 Ancient eponymous adviser 68 Ernie with irons DOWN 1 Stately dance 2 Ancient Egyptian deity 3 How one might wax, but not wane 4 Ambush 5 Passionate 6 Architect Maya __ 7 2002 W.S. champs, nowadays 8 Hydrocarbon gas 9 Kids 10 Traveler’s aid, briefly 11 Censor’s target 12 Prepares for, as a profession 13 Cited on the road 14 Required from 19 Harbor sight 20 The Gershwins’ “Embraceable __” 25 Arid Asian region 26 Pair in a field 27 “Is it ever hot today!” 30 Hudson and James 32 3-Down pugilist 34 Count (on) 35 Foyer convenience 36 Winter birth, perhaps 37 Commonly hexagonal hardware 38 Not superficial 39 Purse relative 40 Pop radio fodder 41 London’s Old Vic, for one 44 Corporate source of the Elmer’s Glue logo 45 Random individual 46 Agitation metaphor 47 Wrath, in a hymn 48 “When!” 49 “Bam!” chef 50 Some HDTVs 53 1-Acr. marking 56 Book after John 58 Minute Maid Park player, to fans 60 Jewelry giant 61 Lavs 62 “Just kidding!”