Crossword

ACROSS

1 Rope- making fiber 5 Chicago 11 10 Where Vikings landed 14 Vocal highlight at the Met 15 Prove to be false 16 Margarine kin 17 One of several near Rodeo

Drive 20 What gears and combs have

in common 21 Vitamin A 22 Some are liberal 25 Bulgarian’s neighbor 26 Solo in films 29 Aahs’ counterparts 31 Have canines introduce

themselves 35 King’s introduction, in

cookery 36 Flogging marks 38 Fleshy seed coating 39 Unhealthy thing in the air 43 Emulate a happy cat 44 Use a five- finger discount 45 PC memory unit, for short 46 Cooks clams, commonly 49 Sun- damaged 50 Jimmy 51 Sign of joy or sorrow 53 Decorate afresh 55 Country bordering home of

25- Across 58 Detonate successfully 62 When Laika the dog became the first animal in space, 1957 65 Sound system of yore 66 The “U” of UV 67 Sport for Prince Charles 68 Not conned by 69 Aptitude determiners 70 Skipper’s place

DOWN

1 Sword handle 2 New York canal 3 It’s wallowed in 4 Italian staple 5 U. K. network 6 Grig, eventually 7 Sporting wings 8 Gets out of bed 9 Group of six performers 10 Midnight light unit 11 Saxophone type 12 Fishing rod attachment 13 Note of the musical scale 18 Cast or tossed 19 Put on the staff 23 Open-___ shoe 24 Former rulers of Iran 26 Hinged fasteners 27 Alaskan aborigine 28 Mother- of- Pearl 30 Strips in front of one’s

window? 32 Beat decisively 33 Backpacker on a trail 34 Mourner’s poem 37 Gibe 40 “Messiah,” notably 41 Truth or ___ 42 Type of hammer 47 Drink of fermented

honey and water 48 Opted not to play 52 Winchester, e. g. 54 Extra energy 55 Thing stroked in deep

thought 56 Diplomacy breakdown 57 Tiny workers on a farm? 59 Reed instrument 60 Took a tumble 61 “Pennies ___ Heaven” 62 Brief “despite” 63 Leftover meal crumb 64 “___ in victory” ( grade

school lesson)