TODAY’S crOSSwOrD

ACROSS

1 Bryce Canyon state 5 Romantic isle 10 Take suddenly 14 Arizona river 15 Heart or liver 16 Funnyman Bob 17 Get the news

18 Pet owner’s buy 19 Brutish one

20 Gas thief’s gizmo 22 Trivial —

24 Six-Day War site 26 Travelers’ stops 27 Tart

30 Neck covering 32 Overturn 33 Panache

34 Candied tubers 38 Afternoon break 39 Solve

42 Edgar Allan — 43 Founder of Stoicism 45 Writer — Tyler 46 Pyromaniac’s work 48 Cast a ballot

50 Pal

51 Coin-slot word 54 Broods 56 Lodged 58 Smooth-bored predecessor of the rifle 61 Reduces in intensity 62 Torah reciter

64 Currier and —

66 Ship’s position 67 Messed up 68 Successor to Claudius 69 Nothing but

70 Loved ones

71 Grating of crossed lines

DOWN

1 “Oh, gross!” 2 Affinities 3 Kyrgyzstan range

4 Keeps nagging (2 wds.) 5 Settlement 6 Rodeo venue 7 Putter’s org. 8 Talk hoarsely 9 Unkind 10 Spooky 11 Scoundrel 12 Spring month 13 Purple vegetables 21 Swami or fakir 23 Loud argument 25 Archipelago members 27 Skater’s jump 28 Fencer’s weapon 29 Signify

31 Be down with 33 Flying piscivore 35 Church part 36 Earth orbiter 37 Transmit 40 Talked idly 41 Singing birds 44 Supervise 47 Taking a chance 49 Law (abbr.)

50 Oil and water 51 Skyscraper part

(hyph.)

52 Lofty

53 Cutlass kin 55 Earth tone

57 Be brave enough 59 Constantly 60 Hatcher or Garr 63 Two-piece part 65 Grassy surface