TODAY’S CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Cattail 5 Commandeer 10 Need an aspirin 14 “Garfield” dog 15 Cranny

16 Ballad writer

17 Metal strand 18 Champagne bottle 19 Animal skin 20 Grassland

22 Boa

24 Distinct periods 26 Post-kindergarten 27 Clearness

30 “Arabian Nights” hero 34 Farm flapper 35 Harmful bacteria 38 Courtyards

39 Special knack 40 Radio parts

42 Invoice no.

43 Bete —

46 Benefit

48 Elf-sized

49 Magnate

51 Got a whiff 53 Tiny insect 55 Mammoth 56 Familiarize

60 Rigged the dice 64 Tien Shan range (var.) 65 City in New York 67 Manicurist’s tool 68 Roof angles 69 Kindled anew 70 Bahrain VIP 71 Junior-to-be

72 Bauer or Murphy 73 Author — Koontz

DOWN

1 Loud arguments 2 Check manuscripts 3 Limerick locale 4 Further down 5 Ousted from power 6 Nurse a drink

7 Home of the Bruins 8 River to the North Sea 9 Blossom bits

10 Name for office

11 Film director Joel — 12 Had in one’s hands 13 Blues singer — James 21 Prudish person 23 “Wool” on clay sheep 25 Where Damascus is 27 Recite mantras 28 Composer — Anderson 29 Prank

31 Noisy fight

32 Actress Anouk — 33 Old hat

36 NBA player

37 Use a machete

41 Make in imitation of 44 Mischievous

45 Ages upon ages 47 Toy-block brand 50 Temperament 52 Turned pages 54 Lugged

56 Sighs of relief

57 Ad award

58 Daisy Mae’s creator 59 Gentle

61 Pocket change 62 Charles Lamb

63 Bruce or Laura 66 Cato’s 102