CROSSWORD FOR THURSDAY

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 comment 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