Daily American Crossword

February 16

Across

1 Heaped
6 "Carmina Burana" composer
10 Passing remarks?
14 Bouquet
15 Increase dramatically
16 Make a bundle
17 __ diem
18 Deep mud
19 Fender-bender cause
20 Terminated
21 Poor accommodation
23 Large shrimp
25 President from Georgia
26 New Orleans cuisine
28 Fusion weapon
30 Leading sled dog
32 Vassal
36 Presidential nickname
37 Stand
40 Tell whoppers
41 Learner
43 Seafood sauce
45 "Borstal Boy" author
48 Brunch staple
49 Goat's milk cheese
52 Athenian leader?
53 Covered with clear plastic
56 Disney deer
59 Goya's "The Duchess of __"
60 Destiny
61 Turn aside
62 Track tournament
63 Present starter
64 Has a bawl
65 Combustible heap

66 Fledgling's place
67 Country singer Rogers

Down

1 Step
2 Abadan locale
3 Wimsey of detective fiction
4 Caligula, for one
5 Father of Icarus
6 Ottoman empire founder
7 Agitate
8 Work the land
9 Wall painting
10 Takes in

11 People of eastern Siberia
12 Beethoven dedicatee
13 Passover feast
22 Noah's second son
24 Left
26 Paint layer
27 Red gem
28 Macho guys
29 "Dracula" author Stoker
31 Mrs. Charles
33 1942 battle
34 Hit the road
35 Poetic measures
38 Detachment

39 Type of whale
42 Make unnecessary
44 French seaport
46 West end?
47 One way to meet
49 Grip firmly
50 "Roots" author
51 Fire remnant
52 Own up
54 Big book
55 Geological periods
57 Clip-fed submachine gun
58 Bitsy beginning