TODAY'S CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Howl at the moon 4 Like some necessities 8 Kind of committee (2 wds.)
13 Comic swamp critter 14 Black gem
15 Dunne or Castle 16 “Make — — for it”
17 Not yet reviewed 19 Guide
21 Weep loudly
22 To be, to Brutus
23 Island near Corsica 25 Cruxes
27 Like some speeches 31 Drove, slangily 35 Narrow inlet
36 Go right in
38 Swell out
39 Heavy string
41 Hindu lute
43 Deli scale word 44 Dog-tired (2 wds.) 46 Apple drink
48 Debussy subject 49 Mouthed off
51 Put up with
53 Idaho neighbor
55 Ricci or Foch
56 “Misery” co-star 59 Pistachio
61 Took forcibly
65 Uncertain about which course to choose
68 Kind of ranch
69 Where Valletta is
70 Not into the wind 71 Pizzazz
72 Luster
73 Travel on snow 74 Molasses-based drink
DOWN
1 Make a tunnel 2 Water, in Tijuana 3 Thataway
4 French royals 5 Sothern or Blyth 6 Whiskey grains
7 Big oil company 8 Rifle range command 9 Loses moisture (2 wds.)
10 Roost sitters
11 Small bills
12 Yield territory
13 Crony
18 Just touch
20 Vogue rival
24 Caper
26 Move up and down 27 Ocean predators 28 String-quartet member
29 Titled men 30 Jokester's query (2 wds.)
32 Peruvian animal
33 Wading bird
34 Steel plow inventor 37 Ecological hazard 40 Break apart
42 Put back on the market
45 Mesh
47 Descartes' name 50 Elcar or Carvey 52 Viking, perhaps 54 Kauai dances 56 Machine parts 57 Mumbai nanny 58 Competent
60 “— it like it is” 62 Bantu people 63 Imported cheese 64 Cozy room
66 Roomy vehicle 67 Bridal notice word