Today’s Crossword
ACROSS
1 Strains to lift 6 Scribble (down) 9 Former Russian
despots
14 Dickens’ Heep
15 Cain raiser
16 Florida’s __ Center 17 Nabisco cookie with a
pastry jacket
19 “Cold Case Files”
airer
20 Seminoles’ sch. 21 Lukewarm reviews? 22 Sadden
24 Gulf Coast Florida
city
27 Scrape or scratch 28 F equivalent, in music 29 Investigations 33 Hostess snack 35 Sound from a tabby 37 Wee hr.
38 Barley brew
39 __ Fáil: Irish coronation stone 40 Joseph of ice cream fame
42 “Cats” monogram 43 Mazda sports car 45 City bond, briefly 47 Suit to __
48 The “M” in LEM 50 Like red-line traffic, on Google Maps 52 For example 53 Lights that darken 56 Kate of “Steve Jobs” 60 SSW opposite 61 Bucolic setting
62 __ Gay: WWII bomber 63 Succeeded big-time 66 “Over the Rainbow” composer Harold 67 Grow older
68 The Lindy, e.g. 69 Tally again 70 Hide-hair link 71 Jouster’s ride
DOWN
1 Blows like the Big Bad Wolf 2 Pension law acronym 3 *Nominal leader 4 Beachgoer’s color 5 “Good grief!” 6 *Atmospheric wind that aids an eastbound U.S. flight 7 Lacto-__ vegetarian 8 Look after 9 *Boston tax protest of 1773
10 Cousin of a snowfinch 11 Most common skin condition in the U.S. 12 Fishing sticks
13 Fr. holy women 18 End of many a riddle 23 Holy Roman VIP: abbr.
25 Japan’s largest active
volcano 26 PFC’s address
30 Net profit, and what the answers to starred clues have 31 Lessen, as pain 32 Hook’s right hand 33 Soccer great Mia 34 Mishmash 36 *Failed, as a business 39 *2016 film wrongly announced as Best Picture
41 Singer Warwick 44 Wrestled 46 Battleship initials 47 Turkish chief 49 Peacock tail feature 51 Tells it to the judge 54 Pound’s 100, in England 55 Totally full 56 Be dressed in 57 Regarding, on memos 58 Pelican St. city 59 Fed chasing Capone
64 In the past 65 Doorstep welcomer