Today’s Crossword

ACROSS 1 Knack 5 Unrehearsed

(hyph.) 10 From memory 14 Arab VIP 15 Pageant wear 16 Father of Cain 17 “— Lisa” 18 Short note 20 Plug component 22 Get some sun 23 Hazy 24 British nobles 26 Gents 27 Paid homage 30 Reach 34 Infrequently 35 Unopened

flower 36 Dairy-case buy 37 Excitement 38 Make an image clearer Boat implement Revenuers Caviar, actually Grasshopper Sewing machine part Furthermore Novelist Rita — Brown Grants Burst forth Cry of discovery Wild guesses Caving in Name in essays Give an edge to Lofty abode Not bogus Poet — Khayyam Suit coat feature Cozy dwelling 41 42 44 45 47 49 50 51 52 55 56 60 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 DOWN 1 Tough fiber 2 Omnia vincit — 3 Muchacho 4 Spanish nobleman 5 Midnight teller 6 Slimmed down 7 Buddhist monks 8 Element No. 26 9 Disallow 10 Met by chance (2 wds.) Chances Under tension Oscar relative Right on! Beach scavengers Place to eavesdrop Shaped clay Strong brown paper Auto-safety advocate 11 12 13 19 21 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 35 39 40 43 46 48 49 51 52 53 54 55 57 58 59 61 62 Form a gully Hold gently Spoken Desist Unlawful acts Swimsuit half Hail, to Caesar Nuzzles Embroidery piece Rainwater catcher Numbers to crunch — Babies Insect sound Mountain refrain Dorm unit Arm bone Disoriented Ship’s position Slant Food preserver Chum Solidify