TODAY’S CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Derrick arms 5 Ceremony 9 Woodfinishing oil 13 Overlook 14 Jots down 15 Fringe — 16 Syrup brand 17 Buck of “Hee Haw” 18 Contact via pager 19 Provides funds 21 Give — — break 22 Orpheus played it 23 Smirk’s kin 25 Little kid 27 Firefly prison (2 wds.) 31 Cloth sample 35 Belgian river 36 Elevator guy 38 Shake a leg 39 Turkish title 40 Prove false 42 Wee woof 43 On the up and up 46 Ding a door 47 Vague amount 48 Heavy-hitting hammer 50 Tall beer glass

52 Fix 54 “Fatha” Hines 55 Kachina maker 58 Rover’s greeting 60 Oater sounds 64 Maintain 65 Egypt’s capital 67 Diner employee 68 Trout habitat 69 Sort of wave 70 A famous 500 71 Bolted 72 Six-sided crystals 73 Hardy lass

DOWN

1 Knock-knock, e.g. 2 Statuesque model 3 House starter 4 Cop’s contact 5 Tough — to hoe 6 Gossip tidbit 7 Credo

8 Elia pieces 9 Scene 10 Heavy hydrogen discoverer 11 Not e’en once 12 Drop one’s jaw 14 Face-saving measure? (2 wds.) 20 Squishy 24 Had status 26 Elec. measure 27 Paddock youngsters 28 Firstmagnitude star 29 Custom 30 Rubs the wrong way 32 Check for fit (2 wds.) 33 Whodunit must 34 Wired 37 “— when?” 41 Alcohol 44 Thought highly of 45 Size above med. 47 Canvass 49 Passes a bill 51 Natural resource 53 Sink hole 55 — nelson 56 Almondshaped 57 Chinese pooch, slangily 59 Bowser’s pal 61 Left 62 Coal scuttles 63 The — the limit! 66 Like crudites