Today's crossword
ACROSS
1 Prickly desert plants 6 Oolong and rooibos 10 “The Problem With __”: documentary about Indian stereotypes on “The Simpsons” 13 In order to 14 Puts on edge 16 Springs for dinner 17 “Almost!” 18 Distant 19 “Gorillas in the Mist” animal 21 Answering to 22 Bargain hunter’s event 26 Dairy farm animal 27 Majestic homes 32 As good as it gets 36 News inits. 37 __ Beds National Monument 38 Rush hour woe 42 Actress Falco 43 “I’m __ ears!” 44 Iona College athletes 45 Major plot twist in “The Wizard of Oz”? 47 Happy __ clam 49 Lingers 55 Permit 59 Syst. with hand gestures 60 Away from shore 61 Items found on library shelves, and what are literally found in each set of circled letters 64 Ludicrous 66 Response to someone saying 65-Down, perhaps 67 Hairstyle that may be maintained by a professional “loctician” 68 Had a bite 69 Relay race segments 70 “R u for real?”
DOWN
1 Resort island in the Ionian Sea 2 First-stringers 3 __ City: Baltimore’s nickname 4 Skin art, for short 5 “We’re on!” 6 Melodies 7 Roxy Music co-founder Brian 8 “__-Man and the Wasp” 9 Title with a “II,” maybe 10 Passionate 11 Transportation Secretary Buttigieg 12 Icon tapper 13 Polaris or Betelgeuse 15 Part of RBI 20 Chapel bench 23 Rights advocacy org. 24 Datebook entry: Abbr. 25 Wild animal’s home 28 Communications code word for “A” 29 Casual eatery 30 Really, really bad 31 Biological pouches 32 “Rhyme Pays” rapper 33 Knucklehead 34 Dubai dignitary 35 “Right on!” 36 http follower 39 “And here it is!” 40 Musk of SpaceX 41 Seaweed gelatin 46 “Can’t be helped” 47 Pack animal 48 Light lunches 50 “Oh my gosh!” reactions 51 Fertile desert spots 52 Garden-variety 53 Square 54 Both parents, in some families 55 “Mamma Mia!” pop group 56 Boor 57 Only 58 Approved, briefly 62 Word before a maiden name 63 Really grooved on 65 “It’s c-c-cold”