Crossword

ACROSS

1 Mongolian “great desert” 5 Thing seeking a bull’s-eye 9 State in India 14 Tournament for all comers 15 Musical work for Mr. Hol

land 16 Furry shoulder scarf 17 Why the drone couldn’t pay

the club entry fee? 20 Requiring secret knowledge 21 Period of history 22 Church section that may

contain stained glass 23 “Zip-a-Dee Doo-___” 24 Ryder Cup entrant 26 Minor altercation 28 Ticket tear-off 30 Indoor sporting venues 34 Prefix with “respect” or

“prove” 37 Neighbor of Armenia 39 Give off, as perspiration 40 Drone’s “according to

circumstances”? 44 Suffer a nasty cut 45 Turkish bills 46 Syrup ingredient 47 It flows under cities 49 All tied up 51 What heat escapes through 53 Barely achieve (with “out”) 54 Fitness center 57 Word before discounted

prices 60 Feeling of belligerence 62 Aid for messy eaters 64 What it is if moot to a

drone? 67 Like Harvard’s walls 68 Hauls off to court 69 Tennis match divisions 70 They’re held for questioning 71 Gentlemen, in letter head

ings 72 Type of weight

DOWN

1 Fail to keep 2 “Don Giovanni” is one 3 Common tree with edible

nuts 4 South American empire of

yore 5 Not foreign 6 Powerful jungle creature 7 Country bumpkin 8 Former Russian rulers 9 Request 10 Plan of attack 11 Simple meal 12 Hurdles for Hannibal 13 Apportion (with “out”) 18 Unpleasant burden 19 Well-known wine valley 25 Related to hearing 27 Kind of code 29 Jazz legend known as

“Count” 31 Beaks 32 On a liner 33 Triumphant first for a

baby 34 Applies lightly or artisti

cally 35 Bit of land surrounded by

water 36 Relative of 11-Down 38 Courage or chutzpah 41 Stocky 42 Business part of a knife 43 Quality of the humble 48 Renowned author Bagnold 50 Lowest tide 52 Braid or plait, e.g. 54 One challenged by slopes 55 Equine or old Ford model 56 Champing at the bit 57 News item in passing? 58 Campbell of “Scream” 59 Luau mementos 61 Small ornamental case 63 Operate a blog 65 Bar requirements 66 That lady