TODAY’S CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Airline ticket word 4 Engrossed

8 Sir’s companion 12 Blackjack

13 To be, to Henri 14 Emmy-winning Ed 16 Earthenware pot 17 Au — (nanny) 18 Stricter than strict 19 Festive night 20 Tropical bookworms?

(2 wds.)

22 Air passage 24 Face-off

25 That ship

26 Livy contemporary 28 Gulf st.

31 Strides along

34 — Zeppelin 35 Wheedle

36 Teacup handles 37 Pepys’ book

38 Ready a razor 39 Wing tip

40 Skillfully

41 Gave a leg up

42 It may be tidy 43 Sourdough strikes 44 Financial mag

45 Like French toast 47 Comedy trio 51 Aromatic pod (2 wds.) 55 Sumac of Peru 56 Drool over

57 Bona fide

58 Tar’s jug

59 Policy addendum

60 — spumante

61 1970 Kinks’ tune 62 Animal shelters 63 Autumn pear

64 Mao — -tung

DOWN

1 Car import 2 Specks on a globe 3 Triumphant shout 4 Mend

5 — — costs 6 Straitlaced 7 Yukon, briefly 8 Raid

9 Stage whisper 10 Airy cake (2 wds.) 11 Israel’s Golda 12 “Fargo” director 15 Hwys.

20 CEO, often

21 Uplift

23 Those here 26 Paperless exams 27 Fluctuate

29 Bowling alley part 30 Pink-slipped 31 Smaller quantity 32 Magnum venue 33 Stroll

34 Mocking

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35 Baja youngster 37 Hannah of “Splash” 41 Prolific auth. 43 Gawkers

44 Slanted 46 Contributed 47 Airliner capacity 48 Pita treats 49 Rousseau novel 50 Extended narrative 51 Tape player

52 Dry as dust

53 Sheik or sultan 54 “Eso —”

(Paul Anka tune) 58 Lunch counter order