today’s crossword

ACROSS

1 On the — vive 4 Zeroes 9 Pooh-pooh 14 German conjunction 15 Drive forward 16 Acquire, as debt

17 — of Base 18 Large blossom 19 List item 20 Publicity 22 Cavalry weapon 24 Chopped down 26 Brooks 31 Cry of woe 34 Soapmaker’s need 35 Dinner checks 38 “La —” (Valens tune) 40 Stripe 41 Fills with wonder 42 Not close 43 Sealed a deal 44 Astrologers of old

45 Like “The Twilight Zone” 47 Seeger or Sampras

48 — to sell 50 Experiments 52 Intuiting 54 Strong-arm 58 Stops working 61 Seize the throne 62 Cliff 66 Watches 68 Beaded shoe 69 Ticket info 70 Inbox filler 71 — and hiss 72 Korean city 73 Cattle country 74 Aardvark prey

DOWN

1 Swig 2 Family member 3 Consummate 4 Pocket change 5 Thurman of “The Golden Bowl” 6 RN assistants 7 Horne of jazz 8 Hunks of cheese 9 Saw-toothed mountain chain 10 “Early Start” airer 11 Autumn mo. 12 Sable or ermine 13 Cook in a skillet 21 Literary masterpieces 23 “Butch Cassidy” role 25 Tiny bit 27 Ovals 28 Wonderland girl 29 Renoir contemporary 30 Norse neighbor 32 Tearoom 33 Target rival

35 Fills a pipe 36 Cognizant 37 Get going 39 Cheese 45 Millay or Ferber 46 PC bailout key 49 Tower designer 51 Rumple 53 Donor 55 Latin dance 56 Sing like Como 57 Orlando attraction 59 Kind of bean 60 Yoko’s son 62 — -relief 63 Tell a whopper 64 Canteen initials 65 Cold-weather malady 67 Toupee kin