Today’s crossword
ACROSS
1 Pacific island host of two “Survivor” seasons
6 Caustic solution 9 Indeed.com
listings
13 Maker of Glide
floss
14 Blacken a bit 15 Luminous glow 16 Roughly 18 Military group 19 SoCal cop squad 20 Machu Picchu
builders
21 Like medicine not requiring a prescription 27 Truth alternative,
in a game
28 Like rice and
potatoes 29 Homeric epic 31 Wipe the slate
clean
32 Stat for Clayton
Kershaw
35 With 37-Across, Election Day practice ... and a hint to this puzzle’s theme 37 See 35-Across 39 Screeners at ORD 40 Like nostalgic art
forms
44 Fitness system incorporating martial arts 45 Mozart rival 47 Part of, as a plot 48 Debater for the opposition, at times
51 Smear with ink? 52 “__ the Parents”:
2000 film 53 Revered pop star,
say
54 Place sheltered
from reality 60 Chunky Monkey
buy
61 Name of 12 popes 62 Conjure up 63 Eyelid ailment 64 Fitting
65 __ over the coals
DOWN
1 Faddish ’90s disc 2 “All Things Considered” host Shapiro 3 Loo
4 Pub drink
5 A bike lock may be shaped like one
6 Indy pacesetter 7 Tibetan beast 8 Middle of the “Able-Elba” palindrome 9 Lively
10 Part of a pound 11 Prickly shrub 12 Coll. entrance
exams
14 Fla. coastal city 17 Cheers at a
bowl
20 Ready to mate 21 Writer of poetic
praise 22 Lowlands
23 CNN journalist
Hill
24 Backside
25 60 minuti
26 State school near
L.A.
30 Get off the track 32 Justice Kagan 33 R2-D2, for one 34 Make up (for) 36 Poker player’s
giveaway
38 Of the flock
41 Apt “it’s” anagram 42 Read the riot act 43 Cooks fill them 45 Gracefully
slender
46 Tony winner
Judith
48 Finished the work 49 Magazine that has had Lena Horne and Michelle Obama on its cover
50 River
mammal 51 Kissers 54 Pub drink,
briefly 55 Skybox
guest 56 Eggs in a lab 57 Stir-fry pan 58 Squeeze
(out)
59 Like Rupert
Grint’s hair