Across
1 Bright-eyed
6 Student of Socrates
11 “The Mentalist” network
14 Cut over
15 Get ready to surf
16 Last word?: Abbr.
17 Stallone’s garden supply?
19 Halifax head
20 Lively dance
21 Cage, for one
23 Movie theater appliances
27 Casually mention, with “to”
28 Sacred structure
29 Buck
31 Influential sports figure
32 Brewery flavoring
33 Beginning to cure?
36 French article
37 Lacking
40 To benefit
41 Cubs’ spring training city
43 Prominent periods
44 C‡diz cohort
46 Post office flier
48 Allied leader
49 “Gave it my best”
51 News source since Dec. 1881
52 Musical inadequacy
53 Feudal lord
55 Wine flavoring
56 Santa’s risky undertaking?
62 First name in dictators
63 Eliminate
64 Ryder rival
65 WWII carrier
66 Domingo, e.g.
67 Hides
Down
1 Hand holder?
2 Rural expanse
3 Changed-my-mind key
4 Encouraging word
5 Unsolicited opinion
6 Doesn’t wing it
7 Like a boring lecture, probably
8 R’o contents
9 A.L. East team, on scoreboards
10 Low tie
11 Movie about artificially grown bacteria?
12 Lineage
13 See 58-Down
18 Seconds
22 Storm harbinger
23 Old Testament poem
24 Wistful remark
25 Fast-talking salesman’s training materials?
26 Jewelry item
27 To boot
29 Dome cover
30 Drops (out)
32 Hand-holding group dance
34 Oater orphan
35 Mashie and niblick
38 Decided in court
39 Add some meat to
42 Kolkata’s locale
45 Avril follower
47 Polecat kin
48 Saltimbocca herb
49 How much sautŽing is done
50 Warty amphibians
51 Subject for Archimedes
53 Buyer’s aid
54 “Based on that ...”
57 Source of iron
58 With 13-Down, errand runner’s destination
59 2002 Chapter 11-filing flier
60 Track
61 2002 British Open champ
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