today’s crossword

ACROSS

1 Actress — Powers 5 Lickety-split 9 Virtuoso 12 Fifty-fifty 13 Shake like — — 15 Frankenstein’s gofer 16 Capricorn symbol 17 Escapades 18 Step on a ladder 19 Give it — — 21 Signifies 23 Couch 25 Charged particles 26 Macho motorcycle 29 Yukon hauler 31 But will it play in — ? 35 Bracket type 36 Tony-winner Uta — 38 Limburger emanation 39 Game plan 41 Rome’s river 43 Lamb pseudonym 44 Gaucho’s rope 46 Hangs around 48 Auric’s creator 49 Lookout 51 Dele’s undoing 52 Boombox platters 53 Pilots’ sightings 55 Bassoon cousin 57 It welcomes change (2 wds.) 61 Animal in a warren 65 French cleric 66 Rascal 68 Pain in the neck 69 More than misled

70 Fiji neighbor 71 Brink 72 Comics villain — Luthor 73 Tear to pieces 74 Regard as

DOWN

1 Huge prefix 2 Assert 3 Rachel’s sister 4 Those opposed 5 Fail (2 wds.) 6 Huntsville loc. 7 Croat neighbor 8 Sulu of “Star Trek” 9 Chills and fever 10 Hartford’s st. 11 Joule fractions 14 35mm setting (hyph.) 15 Trying 20 — Hashanah 22 Wallet stuffers 24 Patronage 26 They get what’s left 27 Bygone song 28 Gather after harvest 30 Sums owed 32 Curio 33 Epic by Homer 34 Shepard and Arkin 37 Groovy 40 In sync 42 Deli buy (2 wds.) 45 Pet shop sounds 47 Portico 50 Egg parts 54 Bat’s navigational system 56 Dwindled 57 Stock option 58 NYC theater award 59 Alpine climber 60 Unlikely to bite 62 Commanded 63 “Bus Stop” author 64 Overflow with 67 Max — Sydow