Today’s Crossword

ACROSS 1 Clean the deck 5 Feel sore 9 Stays near the

shore 14 Whey-faced 15 Creme caramel 16 “Too many cooks

...” e.g. 17 Upper limbs 18 Strong, as

venison 19 Type of eclipse 20 Chinese exercises

(2 wds.) 22 On a bicycle 24 Suspense 26 Circle of flowers 27 Slide-show need 30 Cheer 35 Slack 36 Debatable 37 Airport exit 38 Nonflying bird 39 Ivories tickler 42 Upsilon

preceder 43 Nasty remarks 45 Network 46 Smells awful 48 Sentimentality 50 Art categories 51 GI address 52 Long-plumed heron Vulture’s dinner Kind of tire Comic-strip queen Pharaoh’s god Branch Like a judge Brad of the movies Jacob’s son Exhilarating Divers’ milieus Shangri-la 54 58 61 62 64 66 67 68 69 70 71 DOWN 1 Mineral spring 2 Toad feature 3 — mater 4 Anyway 5 Crochet project 6 Prospector’s filing 7 Smokehouse hanger “Shepherd Moons” chanteuse Squandered Like some fans Surrealist painter Victorian oath Desiccated Go furtively Ribs, slangily Worry, plus Sleighs or luges Stand-up performer Scratchy 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 63 65 Burglar’s “key” Dinner guest Property marker Kiddie-lit author Shopping plaza Ice hut At bay Felt a sharp, stinging pain License Drone’s home Endowments The fabulous Garbo Billfold contents — vera lotion Ms. McEntire of music Nods off Impressed, plus Not taped Rail securer Win at rummy