Ravinia 2026 Issue 1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 Ravinia Crossword by Aimee Lucido ACROSS 1. Plucked Indian instrument 6. Part of a foot 10. CSO and CYSO, for two 14. Type of music heard in Martin Theatre on July 16 and July 18 15. ____ chic (hippie-ish style) 16. Gather from the fields 17. Chief conductor of Ravinia 19. Beaufort scale category 20. Poet ____ St. Vincent Millay 21. Usage result 22. Standard intro course 23. ___ Jersey, birthplace of Paul Simon 25. Ages and ages 27. Like videos shared a billion times 30. “Eyes Without a Face” rocker performing at Ravinia on July 12 35. Number of Oscar nominations earned by Paul Simon 36. Aerosmith’s “Love ____ Elevator” 38. Sinus-clearing condiment 39. Brings in, as the violin section 41. Family, in Hawaiian 43. “Make It Mine” singer Jason who appeared at Ravinia in 2018 and 2023 44. Pass that leads to a score 46. Late singer and actress Rivera 48. Celebrity news site 49. Für Elise composer featured at Ravinia on July 19 51. Chinese greeting 53. Jazz legend Ellington who appeared at Ravinia six times between 1957 and 1971 54. It flows through a wind instrument 55. “Dean of American composers” Copland 58. Artemis mission org. 61. City that produced A-ha 65. Co-star Barrymore of 30-Across in The Wedding Singer 66. Featured soloist on the Hunter Pavilion’s opening night 68. Country singer Jackson who appeared at Ravinia in 2015 69. Self-referential 70. New car option 71. Pair for some families 72. Abbr. in some titles 73. Don Draper, for one DOWN 1. Not too many 2. Tablet from the Apple Store 3. Coastal flyer 4. Singer Grande who once sang “E più ti penso” with Andrea Bocelli 5. Was published 6. Skilled enough 7. Civil rights icon Parks 8. Like some gospel music 9. Bounce 10. Life form 11. Material 12. Women’s Board’s annual fundraiser, happening July 11 13. Drove fast 18. “How cute!” 22. Veggie burger bean 24. Country music’s ___ Young Band 26. Broncos great John 27. Words to remember, for short 28. Not available 29. “Don’t You Know?” singer Della 30. Scrooge’s exclamation 31. Foolish 32. Evil honorific in sci-fi 33. Former president with Chicago roots 34. Featured soloist on the Hunter Pavilion’s opening night 37. Entirely uncalled for 40. Meetings to resolve problems 42. Granny, in England 45. Steer clear of 47. “Loom” singer DiFranco who appeared at Ravinia in 2021 50. Hunter Pavilion and Carousel, for two 52. Ready to wear, in a way 54. Contented sigh 55. Co-star Sandler of 30-Across in The Wedding Singer 56. Folk singer Guthrie who appeared at Ravinia 13 times between 1972 and 2012 57. Paper purchase 59. Adam and the ___ 60. Improvised jazz style 62. Criticize harshly 63. Rapper in K-pop’s Blackpink 64. Sign from above 66. Soprano Sumac 67. In the style of Solution on page 65 Aimee Lucido writes crosswords for the New York Times , the New Yorker , AVCX, and many other publications. She also is the author of several books for kids, including Emmy in the Key of Code , Recipe for Disaster , and Pasta Pasta Lotsa Pasta . aimeelucido.com RAVINIA.ORG • RAVINIAMAGAZINE 31