Today’s Crossword
ACROSS
1 “That cracks me up!” 5 “__ and the Swan”:
Rubens painting
9 Paper Mate product 12 1936 Olympics standout 14 Goes it alone
15 “Te __”: Rihanna song 16 *Golfer’s guide for measuring distances 18 Playful bite
19 House vote
20 Like much store-brand
merchandise
21 Contact lens solution
brand
22 Soft boot material 24 Winner’s wreath 26 Church seating 28 *Philatelist’s find
31 On __ of: for
34 Family guys
35 Overhead expanse 36 Superhero in an armored suit
38 Place for a hot stone massage
41 “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”
novelist
42 Became clear to,
with “on”
44 *Hybrid retriever 48 Tough to learn 49 “Finally!”
50 One of his stories is the source of the “sour grapes” idiom 53 Relax in the tub 54 Sonny and Cher, e.g. 57 Sulu portrayer John 60 Kin of net 61 *Winter warming spell 63 Fla. neighbor 64 Athlete’s rep 65 Facebook option 66 Mario Bros. console letters
67 Exercise break 68 Casino conveniences
DOWN
1 Georgetown hoopster 2 On the road 3 “These are the reasons” 4 “Go on ...”
5 Place for a hoop 6 Musk of Tesla Motors 7 Kid’s drawing tablet 8 Pose a question 9 Bakery-café chain 10 “8 Mile” rapper 11 Orange juice specification 13 Customer-drawing sign word
14 Waste conduit 17 Supreme being 21 Road grooves 23 “Miracle on Ice” team, for short
25 Yoga position 26 “Masterpiece” network 27 “There’s a mouse in our
house!” 29 Sleep study subject 30 Ewe guy 32 Low-calorie brews 33 Place for big headlines 37 Hooting bird 38 Popular mobile app
... and, as shown by circles, what the inner parts of the answers to starred clues do 39 __ capita
40 Mix in 41 Badlands Natl. Park site 43 Detective’s question 44 Garage container 45 1962 Lawrence portrayer 46 Peruvian pack animals 47 Not skilled in
51 Lux. setting
52 Tofu beans 55 Change for a five 56 Fourth-down play 58 Inflict pain on
59 Is in arrears 61 Cookie container 62 Article in some hip-hop titles