TODAY’S CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Smokehouse products 5 Stroll
10 — — grip! 14 Give off light 15 Courage under fire 16 Russian czar 17 Costa — 18 Declaim 19 Brainy one, maybe 20 Remain unperturbed (2 wds.) 22 “Yankee Doodle Dandy” star 24 Terhune collie 25 Need a scratch 26 Parsley cuttings 29 Doomed ship 33 Correspond 34 Hot — — oven 36 Pepper grinder
37 — on a limb 38 Reveal a secret 41 Through 42 Byron’s works 44 Withhold 45 Territories 47 More bothersome 49 Does ranch work 50 Footed vases
51 The works 52 Protecting charm 55 Sprat 60 Take a chance on 61 Small harbor 63 Rock star, maybe 64 Genealogy chart 65 Steak cut (hyph.) 66 Furry red Muppet 67 Place for flowers 68 Fishtailed 69 Come across as
DOWN
1 Thyme or sage 2 Brigitte’s friend 3 Translucent mineral 4 Like night skies 5 Dodges 6 Retail center 7 Uninteresting 8 MGM workplace 9 Building 10 Checked fabric 11 Level 12 Deli-scale word 13 Griffith or Gibb 21 Carried on 23 Perform 25 Where Venice is 26 Plunge 27 Straitlaced person 28 Observances 30 “The Pink Panther” actor 31 Homer opus 32 Social rank 34 Affirms 35 Daystar 39 Name 40 Nobles 43 Moved furtively 46 Makes a comeback 48 Intense anger 49 Lured 52 Showy and pretentious 53 First-known variable star 54 Software purchaser 55 Sound a bugle 56 Descartes’ name 57 Laid off 58 Alaskan seaport 59 Swipe 62 Chicago Bulls’ org.