Today’s Crossword
ACROSS
1 Italian fashion label 6 Invasive Asian vine 11 CSI lab sample 14 “Cosmos” host 15 Symphonic winds
16 + or - particle 17 *Precarious position
19 Zoo opening in Britain 20 Long-lasting needlework?
21 Hero of Uris’ “Exodus” 22 Business magnate 23 Lowest in fat
25 “And __ off!”
27 Take it easy 28 Grade-schooler 29 Fido’s poodle amie 32 Classification prefix meaning “arrangement” 34 What candidates “press” a lot of
37 Time division
38 *1979 boxing sequel 40 Wanted poster letters 41 Do an airport maintenance job
43 Eager about, with “on” 44 Foul mood
45 __ Ark
47 “Get outta there!” 49 Bronchial woe 51 Totally puzzled 54 Journalist Paula
55 It has a dozen signs: abbr.
57 Low clouds
59 “Evil Woman” band, briefly
60 Feeling woozy ... and a hint to the first words of the answers to starred clues 62 Knock
63 Former Houston hockey team 64 Tequila plant 65 Citrus suffix 66 __-Roman wrestling 67 Doled (out) DOWN
1 Subtle summons 2 1986 Indy 500 champ Bobby
3 Colorful quartz 4 ’60s TV show whose title means “doctor” in Swahili
5 “Do I have a volunteer?” 6 “M.A.S.H.” setting: abbr.
7 WWII sub 8 Gloomy
9 Apex
10 Amer. money 11 *Hall of Fame pitcher with the 1930s Cardinals
12 Lack of musical skill 13 Agassi of tennis 18 Heads for 22 Honeycomb unit 24 Puts into piles 26 LP player
28 Most coquettish 29 Gave grub to 30 Anger
31 *Very small chance 33 Jaguar model
35 Hit the slopes
36 Fez, e.g.
38 Scold, with “out” 39 One way to pay 42 “Walking in Memphis” singer Marc
44 Attic function
46 Not as clear
48 Chi. White Sox or Bos. Red Sox 49 Hyundai sedan 50 Tossed __ 51 For a special purpose 52 ’70s-’80s Egyptian president
53 Actor Carell 56 Folklore brute 58 Carded at a club, briefly 60 Fall behind
61 Chinese menu