Today’s crossword

ACROSS

1 Ground breaker 6 On the — vive 9 Split second 14 Pewter or steel 15 Tall vase 16 “Hello” singer 17 Autumn drifter? (2 wds.) 19 Pick up a lease 20 Cheviot mama 21 The younger Guthrie 22 Road rallies 23 Shelley or Pickford 25 Gentle slopes 26 Punk hairdo 29 Similar 31 Causes mirth 32 Safari quest (2 wds.) 36 Prom rental 37 Still 38 Rum-soaked cake 40 43 45 Sawbuck Fairy-taleAtlas abbr. (hyph.)beast 46 Rods and cones site 47 Fixation 50 Ruse 51 Eva or Magda 52 Tel — 54 Col. Sanders’ place 57 Cube man 58 Artist’s brush (2 wds.) 61 Burn candles to 62 Psychic power 63 Insurance giant 64 Wined and dined 65 Shoat’s home 66 Lamp-plug part

DOWN

1 Closeout 2 Snow remover 3 — vera lotion 4 5 6 7 8 9 Two, Cyclopsonly Inquire EurasianrangeThe Discordant lowdownonein about Tijuanahad 10 11 12 13 HunchesThief’s Vamooses Evergreens need 18 Carefree adventures 23 24 Stone Impress worker deeply 25 Apparatus 26 — de mer 27 Neglect 28 Cronyn of “Cocoon” 29 Is a party to 30 Baby beaver 33 Slacken off 34 Star followers? 35 Poet’s black 37 Thither and — 39 Wheel buy (2 wds.) 41 Looked smug 42 “Harper Valley —” 43 Inner motivation 44 Family mbr. 47 Bea Arthur sitcom 48 Monastic head 49 Bete — 50 Popeye’s pal 51 — Zeppelin 52 Does very well 53 Like the sky 54 Green Hornet’s valet 55 Lapp neighbor 56 Jagged rock 59 Pool length 60 “Who sat down beside — ...”