CROSSWORD FOR THURSDAY

ACROSS

1 Like this 5 Ali — 9 Become indistinct 13 Stadium walkway 14 Mr. Stravinsky 15 Reeves of “The Matrix” 16 “Waterloo” group 17 Lull 18 Battery’s “+” end 19 Did a quilt 21 Goatee site 23 Instant lawn 24 Walks 26 Bear constellation 28 Pal of Harry at Hogwarts 29 Let back in 33 Checking for fit (2 wds.) 38 Dixie 39 Before long 40 Gulps down 43 Bad temper 44 Put through a blender 46 Sourly 48 More grim 51 TGIF part 52 Muscle-car dial 53 Frozen plain 57 Brewer’s plant 60 Afro or updo 62 Recoloring 64 Change 66 Twig juncture 68 Rum source 69 Cunning ways 70 By mouth 71 Egyptian sun god 72 Make socks 73 Without 74 Ms. Dunaway

DOWN

1 Catch 2 Usual practice 3 Earth pigment 4 Where stars are 5 Retrievers (2 wds.) 6 Get ripe 7 Pear variety 8 Legendary king 9 Affleck of “Bounce” 10 Burma neighbor 11 Loosen 12 Felt sorry about 15 Sunflower State 20 Accrue interest 22 Wrathful feeling 25 Blizzard maker 27 Taos dwelling 30 California’s — Woods 31 “— cost you” 32 — went thataway! 33 Cookbook amts. 34 Defeat 35 Yesteryear 36 Sluggish by nature 37 Tip of a pen 41 Freebie 42 Apple desserts 45 Passes laws 47 Wee 49 Environmental prefix 50 Jungle chargers 54 Kind of coffee 55 Lariat 56 Badger 57 Peddle 58 Thor’s father 59 Sanskrit dialect 61 Public meeting places 63 Autry of oaters 65 Animal friend 67 Onetime newscaster Rather