Ravinia 2026 Issue 5

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 Ravinia Crossword by Aimee Lucido ACROSS 1. Forte, slangily 4. Demon’s counterpart 9. Home theater purchase 13. Alan of M*A*S*H 14. Hunter Pavilion, for one 15. Chicago metropolitan ___ 16. “Maggie May” singer performing at Ravinia on Sept. 18. row, in modern slang 19. Creative spark, for short 20. Number of Emmys won by -Across 21. Health-focused org. 22. Kerfu e 23. Experts 25. Stevie who sings “Isn’t She Lovely” 28. Upper house of Congress 30. I’m With ___ (opening band for -Across at Ravinia) 31. Sky safety org. 32. Some of Jordan’s border 35. Currently unavailable 36. “ e Story” singer performing at Ravinia on Aug. 39. Consider to be 40. One of three for P.D.Q. Bach 41. “Not interested” 42. Jan. holiday honoree 43. Last name of a Glenn Miller Orchestra singer 47. Formal 49. Grammy winner Erykah performing at Ravinia on Sept. 51. End-of-Ramadan festival 52. “I Hope You Dance” singer Lee ___ Womack 53. Netherlands airline 54. Flashdance star Jennifer 56. Hairstyle for Questlove 58. “Smoke on the Water” group performing at Ravinia on Aug. 60. Soybean paste 61. Toothpaste brand 62. “Heart of Gold” singer Young 63. Small sound 64. Appear onstage 65. “___ to Joy” DOWN 1. Either of two words in a three-word Bob Dylan title 2. Appends 3. Shocked sound 4. Armitage or Ashland 5. Inexperienced with 6. Chews like beavers 7. French money 8. Voided tennis shot 9. So-called Father of the Symphony 10. Terrible 11. Casual shirt 12. Large container 13. Teatro alla Scala solos 17. Musical countdown 21. On behalf of 24. Without hesitating 25. Grew tired 26. Fluency 27. Singer LaMontagne performing at Ravinia on Aug. 29. Singer Ant, at Ravinia with Squeeze on Sept. 30. Contest round 33. Pickleball drop shot 34. Biol. or chem. 35. Digestive uid 36. e ____ (TV show set in Chicago) 37. Practice for a big performance 38. Faddish doll sometimes used as a bag charm 39. Tabletop RPG with bards 42. Web portal with a butter y logo 44. Gathered from the eld 45. R&B singer McCloud whose name sounds like a ower 46. Famous Ford op 48. ___ Dogg (musician performing at Ravinia on Sept. ) 49. Sheepish sound? 50. Copious 53. Pianist Olga performing at Ravinia on Sept. 55. Rubik of Cube fame 56. Band’s sound booster 57. Shakespearean “Tsk!” 58. A deer, a female deer 59. Cheap beer brand, for short 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 27