Ravinia 2026 Issue 2

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 Ravinia Crossword by Aimee Lucido ACROSS 1. Music streaming service since 2014 6. Projectile aimed at a bull’s-eye 10. They may squeak by 14. Ham it up 15. Declare publicly 16. Work safety org. 17. Hit by children’s musician Laurie Berkner performing at Ravinia on Aug. 1 19. “All over that” 20. Paul who translated the lyrics to “My Way” 21. Campaign worker 22. Garden statue 23. Cozy lodgings 25. Something ______! (musical with William Shakespeare as a character) 26. Nickname of a pianist performing at Ravinia on Aug. 1 29. Take the wheel 31. Big hullabaloo 32. Composer of Good News Mass , which will be performed at Ravinia on July 31 38. Put money in the bank 40. Hopeful Annie song 41. Actress Chaplin 42. Men’s singing group performing at Ravinia on July 26 45. Singer Morrison of the Doors 46. Like some alto voices 47. 1987 number-one Heart song that starts “I hear the ticking of the clock” 49. Capital of Saudi Arabia 52. Painting that might make you blush 54. Make reparations 55. Reunion attendee, informally 57. Orderly 61. Latin singer Anthony 62. One musician on “Teach Your Children Well” performing at Ravinia on July 26 64. Hamburg’s river 65. Neutral curtain shade 66. Super Mario dinosaur 67. Long-distance swimmer Diana 68. Ricketts performing at Ravinia on Aug. 2 69. Poker payments DOWN 1. Big name in athletic sandals 2. “Sign me up!” 3. “(Sittin’ on) The ____ of the Bay” (Otis Redding hit) 4. Clinch 5. Summer zodiac sign 6. Miles of jazz 7. Enthusiastic 8. Mindless and mechanical 9. Number of individual Grammys won by 42-Across 10. Black ____ ____ (group performing at Ravinia on Aug. 2) 11. “Nuh-uh!” 12. Wind instrument? 13. No longer on one’s plate 18. Entered the marathon 22. Departs 24. Manhattan’s home, for short 25. View anew 26. Neither fem. nor neut. 27. Wife of Esau 28. Bossa ____ 29. In a foxy manner 30. Start of a Shakespearean soliloquy 33. Like participants in the rite of rumspringa 34. Spot for drying dishes 35. Magic power 36. “Come ____, the water’s fine!” 37. Word after stage or legal 39. Like some re-released songs 43. Lip, informally 44. “Awesome!” 48. Musician Sean or John 49. Quick-cooking noodles 50. Birthplace of Augustin Hadelich, performing at Ravinia on July 22 51. _____ Linda, Calif. 52. “Not gonna happen” 53. “___ Thurman” (Fall Out Boy song) 55. With the bow, in music 56. Singer Raj in Katseye 58. Toward the sunrise 59. Tennis icon Arthur 60. “___ Land” (part of Ravinia’s programming on Aug. 2) 62. X, Y, or Z intro 63. R&B singer on 2001’s “Lady Marmalade” Solution on page 63 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 29