TODAY’S CROSSWORD

CLUES ACROSS

1. Type of ion

5. __ NÕ Bake

10. At all times

14. __ Triad: fictional cult 15. Spiked revolving disk 16. Swiss river

17. Bleat

18. Finnish lake

19. Spanish cubist Juan 20. Consumer

22. No seats available 23. Arrive

24. Upstate NY city

27. TeamÕs best pitcher 30. Follows sigma

31. Consume

32. Congressman

35. SpiderÕs territory 37. Conclusion

38. Female parent

39. Instruments

40. __-bo: exercise

41. Jewish spiritual leader 42. Oil cartel

43. In support of

44. More creepy

45. Color of blood

46. Ô__ death do us part 47. Radio finder (abbr.) 48. Promotions

49. Songs

52. Tony winner Daisy 55. Not just ÒplayÓ

56. Affected with rabies 60. Formal group of likeminded people

61. Hold valuables

63. Male admirer

64. Actress Lucy

65. Prevents the fermentation of

66. Furniture

67. Long, winding ridge 68. Cover with drops

69. Major European river CLUES DOWN

1. Greek goddess of youth 2. Early kingdom in Syria 3. Fortifying ditch

4. Walk into

5. Island state __ Lanka 6. JapanÕs most populous island

7. Mindful of

8. Fuel

9. NY GiantsÕ Manning 10. Very willing

11. Linear unit

12. Guitarist Clapton

13. Semitic letter

21. Habitual repetitions 23. Soak

25. Taxi

26. Small amount

27. A theatrical performer 28. 2-door car

29. ___ and flowed

32. Arabic female name 33. Implant within

34. Groups of two

36. College athletic conference 37. Body part

38. Disfigure

40. Accept

41. Allude to

43. Type of tree

44. Doctor of Education 46. Pearl JamÕs first album 47. Flower cluster

49. Heavy cavalry sword 50. Arabian Peninsula desert

51. Marten

52. Type of sound

53. Expression of grief 54. Liberian tribal people 57. WizardsÕ shooting guard Bradley

58. Metrical foot

59. Mislead knowingly 61. Sino-Soviet block (abbr.) 62. Midway between south and southwest