CROSSWORD

AUDACIOUS BEGINNINGS

ACROSS 1 “We Have the Meats” chain 6 Unable to throw strikes 10 Discounted by 14 Spongy mushroom 15 God with an eight- legged horse 16 Theater sign with red letters 17 Pupil of Socrates 18 Downey of “Touched by an Angel” 19 Charismatic glow 20 Urgent appeal to the Coast Guard 21 Organ that stores bile 24 Pottery fragment 26 Attendance sheet notation 27 Elegant in manner 29 Be in accord 31 Straggler’s position 32 Just slightly 34 In poor taste 39 Mannerly man 40 Sorted, as eggs 42 Stadium demolished in 2009 43 Like Bart, to Lisa or Maggie 45 Industrial mogul 46 Nestling’s noise 47 Really gross 49 Abductors, in tabloids 51 “Star Trek” engineer, informally 55 Colleague of 51- Across 56 Base of operations 59 “Jeopardy!” phenom Jennings 62 Word of regret 63 Feast with hula dancers 64 Act the chauffeur 66 Really get to 67 Andrews of “Dancing With the Stars” 68 Consolation prize recipient 69 Stand the ravages of time 70 Chowderhead 71 Simple sort of question DOWN 1 Rock group’s boosters 2 Caramel- filled Hershey’s brand 3 Oktoberfest group 4 Up to this moment 5 “We Have the Meats,” e. g. 6 Fantasy author’s creation 7 Fan club’s focus 8 Trunk outgrowth 9 “CSI” evidence analyzer 10 Shows the way 11 Ooze, as charm 12 Mythical temptress 13 Kick off 22 Atlas statistics 23 Assist in crime 25 Bret who created Poker Flat 27 Twist the arm of 28 Line- winding gadget 29 Like Dixieland tunes 30 Invention’s origin 33 “60 Minutes” sound effect 35 Savory jelly 36 Friendly peck 37 Sharp- witted 38 Sounds from pounds 41 What a tieback may tie back 44 Marriage or graduation 48 Took part in the Tour de France 50 In a noble manner 51 Wolf’s warning 52 Cruz, “the Queen of Salsa” 53 Paperless exams 54 DVD player companion 55 Movie double’s feat 57 Franc’s replacement 58 Get exactly right 60 Not at all lopsided 61 Decadent emperor of Rome 65 Topping for some sushi