Today’s Crossword

ACROSS 1 Lacking panache 5 Cut a wide — 10 Biggers’ sleuth 14 Moreno or

Rudner 15 Mawkish 16 Roll-call yell 17 Shortly 18 Mindful 19 Low-fat spread 20 Grammar class 22 Frosty, for one 24 Mind reader’s

gift 25 — with (took

action) 26 Target (hyph.) 30 Clock fronts 34 Greek letter 35 Maiden-name

indicator 36 Leno or

Letterman 37 Least rigid 40 Daunt 42 Barracuda

habitat 43 Previous to 44 Startled cry 45 Dependents 46 Really dislikes 49 Waterfowl 52 Beret 53 Shipwreck, maybe Pack animals Jai — Maurice’s thanks Asian desert Horse controller Yummy pie Corsica neighbor Freighter hazard Jargon Coal deposit 56 60 61 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 DOWN 1 Declare boastfully 2 Queue 3 Nefertiti’s god 4 “Messiah”

composer 5 Whets 6 Exclamation of surprise Police-blotter info Brief Scavenging animal Chuck-wagon call Ship’s wheel Kind of rug Light in a tube 19th letter Of yore Joey or Kiki Further down City near Syracuse Weaker, as an excuse 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 21 23 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 33 38 39 40 41 43 47 48 50 51 53 54 55 57 58 59 62 63 So far Range sizes Quay Tries to locate Spanking Come later “Where Eagles Dare” actress Robin’s offspring Sullivan and Murrow O’Hara’s “— Joey” PR concerns Free tickets Bow down Costume Not into the wind Fox’s abode Lawn pest “Fernando” band Yul’s film realm Electronics mfr. Dismiss