Today’s Crossword

ACROSS

1 Moment of remorse 5 Portrayer of a big

scaredy-cat

9 One thing on top of

another

14 Saucony rival 15 Resort town near

Santa Barbara 16 Buffalo hockey player 17 *They’re for the dogs 19 French clerics 20 Make rough

22 __ tick: disease carrier 23 Open, as toothpaste 26 By any means

28 It may be proper 29 Start to mature? 32 Poll gathering 33 Lancelot and

Mix-a-Lot

34 “La Cage __ Folles” 35 Bleak

38 Linguistic suffix 39 *Enter on the sly 41 Word before and

after “oh” 42 Freshwater minnow 44 Chaps

45 2002-’03 viral outbreak, briefly 46 Together, so to speak 47 Droop

48 Plasm prefix 49 Followers of shots 52 Taj __

53 Put the brakes on 54 Phantom 58 “Mental Illness” Grammy winner Mann 60 Jiffy Lube service, and a hint to the start of the answers to starred clues 64 Engagement ring centerpiece 65 Lackluster

66 Like some U.S. mail 67 Belarus capital 68 Start of a decisionmaking rhyme 69 Actor Miller of “Justice League”

DOWN

1 Bud

2 Park in NYC, e.g. 3 Long of “NCIS:

Los Angeles” 4 Garage containers 5 “Copacabana” showgirl

6 Open a bit 7 Verbal hesitations 8 Reacts to yeast 9 ID issuer 10 Laptop alternatives 11 *Two-time women’s soccer Olympic gold medalist 12 Espresso foam 13 “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” novelist

18 Short trip 21 Dropping (off) 23 Indy racing family name

24 Din

25 *Gravlax

27 Key

29 They go for the gold 30 Feel remorse for 31 Finals, say 36 Major artery 37 Germ-killing brand 39 Triangle ratio 40 Hawaii’s Mauna __ 43 Buckles, as a seat belt 45 Yachting event, e.g. 49 Great divide 50 French-speaking Western Hemisphere country

51 Fine English china 52 “So-so”

55 Kerry locale 56 Extended family 57 Frozen dessert chain 59 “Yikes!” 61 Pince-__ glasses 62 Watchdog’s warning 63 ORD posting