Today’s Crossword

ACROSS 1 Kitchen meas. 5 Gridder — Alonzo

Stagg 9 Cobra toxin 14 Matty or Felipe 15 Close in on 16 Invisible swimmer

(var.) 17 Hayseed humor 18 Rights org. 19 “C” in C.S.

Forester 20 Highest grade 22 Cover, as snow 24 Walrus hunter 26 — be a pleasure! 27 Ads 30 Not in good

taste 35 Motel freebies 36 ASAP 37 “The Banana Boat

Song” (hyph.) 38 Lb. or oz. 39 Featured musician 42 Eighteen-wheeler 43 Dregs 45 Cast 46 Deli crepes 48 Borrow on 50 Goings-on 51 Hockey great 52 Frighten 54 Dine too well 58 Act as if 62 — Jean Baker 63 Sheriff Andy’s kid 65 Dueler’s

weapon 66 Cherbourg shes 67 Itches 68 Hoarfrost 69 Dilapidated 70 Collapses, in a

way 71 Nae sayer DOWN 1 Diplomat’s forte 2 Put on the brakes 3 Sponge feature 4 Artificial tan source 5 Playing marbles 6 Temple city — Picchu Heating fuel Cold-shoulder Leave the premises Fixed a manuscript Giraffe feature Drama award Fountain order Tooth cleaner Inventories Coached Choir selection “Balcony scene” swain Movie with a posse 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 21 23 25 27 28 29 31 32 33 34 36 40 41 44 47 49 50 53 54 55 56 57 59 60 61 64 Hit dead-center “The Lion King” voice Cheech — Twisting the truth Meditators Punch Scarlett of Tara Carnivore’s delight (hyph.) Hailed, maybe Scatters trash Kind of spoon Arm-twisting Mimicry Small bills Field mouse Dashiell contemporary Fiddles with Larger-than-life Verne’s skipper Bug repellent Potpie veggie