today’s crossword

ACROSS

1 Hornet kin 5 Boggy lowlands 9 Bristles with 14 Luau entertainment 15 Single entity 16 Tibet neighbor 17 Latin 101 word 18 Producing 20 Elk 22 Ms. Winehouse 23 Gets married 24 Big League events 26 Tractor-trailer 28 Root vegetables 32 Felt 36 Kimono fastener 37 Be of use 39 More recent 40 Vegas numbers 42 Wrapped up 44 Hurting 45 German pistol 47 Dwarf complement 49 Estuary 50 Takes a nap 52 Repudiated 54 Asian nursemaid 56 Mingle 57 Haik wearer 60 Leader of the flock 62 Tall flowers 66 Installation of a monarch 69 “Jaws” portrayer 70 Rascal 71 Evidence 72 Prefix for “trillion” 73 Steal the scene 74 Pasture grazers 75 Polio vaccine inventor

DOWN

1 Sigh of relief 2 Certain something 3 Smack 4 Hibachi sites 5 Outlaw 6 Helmsman’s dir. 7 Historic ship 8 Plant stalks 9 Tijuana aunt 10 Grows like ivy 11 Actress — Adams 12 Watch over 13 Hangs down 19 Deli loaves 21 Ocean fish 25 Distances 27 Males 28 Office kitties 29 Kareem — -Jabbar 30 Long, narrow hilltop 31 Put up cedar shakes 33 Bound by oath 34 Hair-raising 35 Great fear 38 Work clothes 41 Investigate (2 wds.) 43 Meant to be 46 45 or 78 48 Roulette color 51 First name in cheesecake 53 Arm parts 55 Door in a plane 57 Farmland measure 58 Space 59 Golden Fleece ship 61 Denver’s height 63 Onetime Mets’ stadium 64 NBA’s — Monroe 65 Envelope acronym 67 Once called 68 Not just mine