Today’s Crossword

ACROSS 1 NBA officials 5 River in Russia 10 Wild country 14 Fashion

magazine 15 Black cats,

maybe 16 Fierce whale 17 Surrounded by 18 Durango dwellings 19 Enthralled 20 Well-liked 22 Small towers 24 Mil. rank 25 1960s style 26 Skyline feature 30 Adorns 34 News 35 Swerved 37 Child’s toy 38 Stone Age tool 39 Figure out 40 By way of 41 Seal an envelope 43 Comic-strip

queen 45 Leaned over 46 Political alliance 48 Motors 50 Famous mummy 51 Silence 52 Geometric

pattern 56 Sold 60 Apiece 61 Potential

fast-tracker 63 Fictional

governess 64 Brownish tint 65 — couture 66 Diva’s tune 67 Extending far

down 68 Ran its course 69 Wanton look DOWN 1 Cut grain 2 Ticklish red

Muppet 3 Turn over, as a

pancake 4 Enticed 5 Outspokenly 6 — Khayyam 7 Calais article 8 Tiny insect 9 Took for granted 10 Got on a plane 11 Coax 12 Glasgow citizen 13 “Macbeth” trio 21 Hack off 23 Stewart of rock 26 Marshy tract 27 Venom 28 Not hunched 29 Cowboy rival 30 Filmdom’s Jezebel 31 Witches’ band 32 “Dave” actor 33 Shutter parts 36 Itty-bitty 42 Burger go-with 43 Embassy staffer 44 Aroused a strong feeling of displeasure So what? (2 wds.) Filbert, for example Traipse Provide for Go fast Meadow measurement Bank offering Seeger or Sampras Old harp Ontario neighbor Letter starter Stick-in-the- — 45 47 49 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 62