Ravinia 2026 Issue 4

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 Ravinia Crossword by Aimee Lucido ACROSS 1. Smooths, as wood 6. Like sweet-and-sour sauce 11. Desired result 14. Helpful advice 15. Conductor’s reference 16. Org. that performs classical music at Ravinia each summer 17. “Livin’ La Vida Loca” singer debuting at Ravinia on Aug. 19. Do one better than 20. Brother of Peyton Manning 21. Little squeal 22. Acrimony 23. Genre for a Top song 26. Periods of Taylor Swi ’s career 28. Female protagonist of ’s Grease 29. Crime against one’s country 31. Light cake type 33. Totally crushed, as a test 34. “Yeah, that’s old news” 36. “Don’t Wanna Fight” group performing at Ravinia on Aug. 41. Puccini’s ______ Butter y 42. Wrinkle remover 44. Author Allende 46. Action at the end of a big performance 49. Male protagonist of ’s Grease 50. Nevada tourist city 51. Viola’s sect. 52. Leave out 53. Letter before upsilon 55. Actress Gadot 57. Ravinia’s music education arm, for short 58. “Something to Talk About” singer performing at Ravinia on Aug. 63. Utility closet tool 64. “… but we don’t have to” 65. Cursed a blue streak 66. Tofu protein 67. Instrument that can also play loud 68. Follow DOWN 1. With -Down, a Stevie Wonder hit 2. Grammy winner DiFranco 3. Type of video game supporting role, for short 4. See -Down 5. “American Girls” singer Harry 6. Airport safety gp. 7. Ravinia consists of 8. F or G, but not H 9. Hold tightly 10. Desire 11. Performing in a play 12. Tristan’s love, in a Wagner opera 13. Looking unhappy 18. Spanish painter Joan 22. One who played trumpet in high school 23. Educational support grp. 24. Black-and-white whale 25. Banana discard 27. Cracker shape 28. Kingdom Hearts player character 30. Not moving 31. Bagel variety 32. Oom-___ (tuba sound) 35. One who loves the spotlight 37. Spice Girl with pigtails 38. Beverage su x 39. Goofs up 40. Chimney sweep’s target 43. Here & Now airer 44. “Me, also” 45. Impertinent 47. Bus Stop playwright 48. Like sandpaper 49. Campus housing 50. Talk incessantly 53. “Flavor” singer Amos 54. Pitch Perfect star Kendrick 56. Alternative to reserved seats at Ravinia 58. Catchy song 59. “Who am ____ judge?” 60. Apple mobile platform 61. Capote’s nickname 62. Shirt red from a cannon Solution on page 61 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 23