Ravinia 2026 Issue 3

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 Ravinia Crossword by Aimee Lucido ACROSS 1. Diminuendo heard at the end of many songs 5. Unearthed 10. “A ___ Full of Stars” (Coldplay song) 13. Marketplace, in old Athens 15. Gas in an atmospheric layer 16. Conductor Earl of the Aug. 16 Ravinia program 17. Late producer and composer of the score for The Wiz , celebrated on the Aug. 13 Ravinia program 19. First name of Tokyo Rose 20. Didn’t stand 21. Drink served by the Mad Hatter 22. GI entertainment grp. 23. Opposite of trans 24. Clamors 26. World’s largest movie theater chain 27. In the mail 28. Chance the Rapper mixtape celebrated at his Aug. 8 Ravinia show 32. Gershwin’s “____ Rhythm” 33. Reverent wonder, perhaps felt while listening to beautiful music 34. Multiplied by 38. Number of years since Chance the Rapper dropped 28-Across 39. Nashville awards org. 40. NYC opera venue, with “The” 42. Water cooler 43. Man oh man! 45. ___ 41 (rock band) 46. “Falling Slowly” musical 47. Pianist performing at Ravinia on Aug. 9 51. Hidden Figures subject 54. Popular news and opinion site 55. Lost fish found by Dory 56. 401(k) alternative 57. Group of songs for a concert 58. Spearheaded 59. Snitch 62. Make a query 63. Zell Music Director Designate for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra 66. “Rebubula” band performing at Ravinia on Aug. 15 67. Singer Turner’s memoir 68. Miniseries that 17-Across composed for 69. Quaint lodging 70. Excellence 71. Feels fine DOWN 1. Online help sections 2. Oaxaca water 3. Go solo, as an artist 4. Suffix with “northwest” 5. Rapper ____ Cat 6. Orange Is the New Black actress Aduba 7. Lose all feeling 8. Grp. that selects World Heritage sites 9. Filipino currency 10. Pizzeria purchase 11. Murphy who is the artistic director of Steans Institute Singers Program 12. Beer foam producer 14. Jackson or Jackman 18. “Are you ready?” response 25. Part of any email address 26. Grow older 27. Hit the slopes 28. Chicago, for one 29. Curved molding 30. Straight Outta Compton hip-hop group 31. Baseball great Mel 35. Popular cookies in a refreshing variety 36. Latin “Behold!” 37. Soothsayer 39. ___-town (nickname for a nearby metropolitan area) 40. Coffee, slangily 41. Bestselling musical artist of the ’00s 44. “What is this world coming to?” online 45. Jazz instrument 46. Resistance unit 48. Trim 49. It might power an oboe 50. Wood that repels moths 51. Hometown of Magic City Hippies, performing at Ravinia on Aug. 4 52. Fire-setting crime 53. Spoken for 57. Milk option 58. Future JD’s exam 60. Voice part below soprano 61. To-do list item 64. School of higher learning, in Britain 65. Colorful fish in a pond Solution on page 67 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