THE DAILY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 “Encore!” 6 Small strings 10 Big zero 14 Ballet bend that’s a homophone for a cheese dish 15 One chip, maybe 16 Love, in Lima 17 Cook, i.e.? 19 Canceled 20 1953 Alan Ladd classic 21 Many a dictator’s quality 23 Pink, i.e.? 25 Actress Ryan of “Courage Under Fire” 28 Nickname of 1950s Reds slugger Ted 29 Meds-approving agcy. 30 Climbing vine 31 Brian of Roxy Music 33 Upright 37 Rook, i.e.? 42 Elevator stop 43 Leaves in small bags 44 Pitcher’s stat 45 Univ. dorm mentors 47 Enero begins it 49 __ Jones 50 E’er, i.e.? 56 City north of Des Moines 57 Must-haves 60 Stare openmouthed 61 Sort, i.e.? 64 Inner: Prefix 65 USAF noncom 66 Lombardy’s land 67 Smartphone call record, say 68 Citi Field predecessor 69 Pluralizers
DOWN
1 Edwards, in Calif. 2 Dress like, for the costume party 3 Egyptian cross 4 Utopian 5 Annoying sort 6 Old Mideast alliance: Abbr. 7 Show respect, in a way 8 Eiffel Tower level 9 Detonate 10 Part of the “Hey Jude” refrain 11 “You’re __ friends” 12 Range rover? 13 Loud, as a crowd 18 Big name in 43-Across 22 Pain relief brand marketed to women 24 Ditty 25 Annoy 26 Like villains 27 Greek lamb sandwich 32 Breakfast cereal grain 34 Checked out 35 Lyre-playing emperor * 36 Sketch 38 Touchy subject 39 Singing sister of Toni Braxton 40 Authentic 41 Pressed Italian sandwich 46 Young hogs 48 Single-piece outfit for a baby 50 Breakfast item 51 Muscat native 52 Older efts 53 “If only” 54 Coffeehouse order 55 Exploits 58 Sábado y domingo, por ejemplo 59 Exclusive 62 L.A. commuter org. 63 Albany is its cap.