TODAY’S CROSSWORD

CLUES ACROSS 1. Volcanic craters 6. Makes nervous

10. Long strip of cloth 14. Expressions of surprise 15. Perception

17. 2016 World Series runner-up

19. Former Communist power

20. Consume

21. Abyss

22. Regulator gene

23. Card game

24. Women (French)

26. State capital

29. Nursemaid

31. Surface opening

32. Second sight

34. Beloved Mexican dish 35. Discounts

37. Ceremonial staff

38. Support with difficulty 39. Reluctant to share information

40. Song

41. Relating to songbirds 43. Conductance units 45. Breezed through

46. Supervises flying

47. Chemical ring

49. Swiss river

50. Not happy

53. Surgery (slang)

57. Let go

58. Take effect

59. __ and greet

60. Male offspring

61. Notes

CLUES DOWN 1. Vertebrate oncogenes 2. Troubles

3. Imitator

4. Increase motor speed 5. Midway between south and southeast

6. Sir __ Newton 7. Penny

8. Ultimate

9. Gummed labels 10. Quiet and dull

11. Cuckooes

12. Dishonest scheme 13. Adult female chicken 16. Breathe in

18. Pieces of land

22. Of I

23. Type of footwear 24. Heavy clubs

25. Conductance unit 27. Approaches

28. Fungi cells

29. Devoured

30. Type of shark

31. Work steady at oneÕs trade

33. Vegetable

35. Sound-mindedness 36. Matured

37. Chinese communist revolutionary

39. Large insect

42. Transportation tickets book

43. Female horse

44. Expresses surprise 46. Saudi Arabian king 47. Unleavened bread 48. Christmas

49. Deity of monotheistic cult

50. Flowering plant genus 51. Hairstyle

52. Radio personality Rick 53. Something you chew 54. The 17th letter of the Greek alphabet

55. __ Basinger, actress 56. Midway between north