Crossword

ACROSS

1 One Mr. Rogers 4 Frets 9 Like the color purple 14 Aboriginal food source 15 About three grains of troy

weight 16 Soft palate attachment 17 ___ du Flambeau, Wisc. 18 Drop, as a vowel sound 19 “Itty” follower 20 Beyond one’s imagination 23 Beauty pageant wear 24 Barely make ( with “out”) 25 Apprehend 28 Cavalry group 32 Fit for farming 34 Volcanic spew 37 Dentist’s filling 39 Beaks 40 Like an offer one should

avoid 44 Round coif 45 Small finch 46 Hr. at the prime meridian 47 Doorframe part 50 Music- score sign 52 Place for experiments 53 Grassland 55 Mouthy exams 59 Impossible to put into

words 64 Contradict 66 “I ___ return” 67 “Dig in!” 68 Luxury auto, for short 69 Top Boy Scout 70 Last words of Little Jack

Horner 71 Start of something 72 Hairdresser’s handful 73 Supply with staff

DOWN

1 Kindled anew 2 Certain Arab 3 Southwestern desert plant 4 Screenplay outline 5 Absorbent after- bath pow

der 6 Lake near Niagara Falls 7 Dry riverbed 8 McQueen of “The Great

Escape” 9 Kind of stamp 10 Like Lucifer 11 Noted Bible printer 12 Computer keyboard key 13 What hens do 21 Food crumb 22 Alias 26 Vinyl collectible 27 Assail 29 Lennon’s bride 30 Cutlass, e. g., briefly 31 Rich spreads 33 Queen of the hill? 34 ___ costs ( by any means) 35 Balkan capital 36 Tropical birds with

curved beaks 38 Antiquity 41 Grasped 42 Magnanimous 43 Bestows a title upon 48 Firstborn 49 “I’m Sorry” singer Brenda 51 “... blessing ___ curse?” 54 Liability’s opposite 56 Crosswise, on deck 57 Andean animal 58 ___ motion ( begin) 60 African river 61 Blacken on a grill 62 Fierce anger 63 Misfortunes 64 “My man!” 65 Long, long time