CROSSWORD FOR THURSDAY

ACROSS

1 Ships’ journals 5 Epic 9 Very important 14 Neutral shade 15 Lois of “Lois & Clark” 16 Accustom 17 It comes before Fri. 18 Hoople expletive 19 Rani’s garments 20 Garnet or ruby 21 Temperamental ones (2 wds.) 23 Foundlings 25 Unrefined metals 26 Mo. multiples 27 Establishes 29 Mild brew 32 Symbols of peace 35 One-liner 36 Targets 37 Birds of ill — 38 Cubed 39 Lose a toehold 40 Wynter or Andrews 41 Sorts 42 Makes eager 43 O’Hare’s code 44 Millinery 45 Winged insect 46 Poet’s black 48 Snow vehicle 52 Changes 56 Dazzle 57 Wedding-dress fabric 58 Common metal 59 Expedition 60 Sketch 61 Klondike — 62 Mean person 63 Height, to a cager 64 Prof. 65 — Harper of “Tender Mercies”

DOWN

1 Release (2 wds.) 2 Yellow pigment 3 Cranky person 4 California’s Big — 5 Bow opposites 6 Sponsorship 7 Lab weight 8 Verdi masterpiece 9 Cap brims 10 Lacking sense 11 Subway gate 12 Libretto feature 13 Smaller amount 21 Golf scores 22 Was overfond 24 Safari sight 27 Argyles 28 Barely makes ends meet 30 Give off heat 31 Cobra’s kin 32 Extinct bird 33 Bradley or Sharif 34 Feuds 35 Spurn 36 What coals become 38 Moon goddess 42 Entanglements 44 Stinging insect 45 Infant’s wear 47 Light brown 48 Mukluks 49 Sweater size 50 Washstand items 51 Fakes out, on the rink 52 — Minor 53 Hasty escapes 54 Polynesian carving 55 Turkey’s neighbor 59 Little one