CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS

1 Puzzles on kid-friendly place mats 6 1965 Beatles

concert stadium 10 FedEx rival 13 Sheeplike 14 Fuse with a torch 15 “Amen to that!” 17 Scout’s motto 19 Nevada city on the Humboldt River 20 Ho-hum 21 Showed penitence 23 Gave permission 24 Indian bread 26 Like a watch with

hands 28 Giant slugger Mel 31 Tool-hanging

spots 34 Explorer Sir

Francis 35 Soap unit 36 Actress who is

Dakota’s sister 39 “Just teasing” 41 Organ with a

canal 42 “Hooked on Classics” record co. 43 Japanese ritual including an iron pot 48 Dam-building org. 49 By oneself 50 Bela’s “Son of Frankenstein” role 51 Thanksgiving

veggie 52 Former Seattle team now in Oklahoma City, familiarly 54 Where Mandela

was pres. 56 DOJ division 57 Not-too-bright

sort 60 Coarse file 64 Not out 66 Holders of the sandwich homophonically described by the first words of 17-, 36- and 43-Across 68 Was aware of 69 __ code 70 Rocker Joplin 71 Dr. of rap 72 Not as much 73 Took a nap

DOWN

1 Rowdy crowds 2 Chevy hatchback 3 Closes a jacket,

with “up” 4 Scandal-plagued

energy giant 5 “Get my point?” 6 Whack 7 Wartime honoree 8 Justice Kagan 9 Tacked-on

sections 10 Turn red, maybe 11 Cartoon character with a red bow and whiskers 12 Body of water on the Swiss/French border 16 Fresh from the

oven 18 Group of judges 22 “Phooey!” 25 Big primate 27 Tall and thin 28 “In memoriam”

essay, briefly 29 Make one’s

position known 30 New-customer

incentive 32 TV show about a

high school choir 33 Like the sordid

side of life 37 Pond croaker 38 Glittery rock

music genre 40 Anti-mice brand 44 Oklahoma city 45 Pianist’s concert,

e.g. 46 Tulsa-to-Topeka

direction 47 Many mos. 53 Campfire treat 55 Kin of Helvetica 56 Request 58 Maladies 59 “Take __ a

compliment!” 61 Skin breakout 62 Leave out 63 Hissed “Yo!” 65 Meadow mom 67 Slumber party

attire, for short