Today’s Crossword

ACROSS 1 Narrow

fissure 5 Klutzes 9 Happen 14 Skunk’s defense 15 Small fly 16 Batter’s place 17 Dog food brand 18 Earring site 19 Take a sip 20 Continued 22 Like some comments Whittled down Fireplace tool Montezuma’s people Bonn’s river Vice — Chief in importance —vu Afore Demolished Ooola’s Alley — Ms. Parks of civil rights fame Malaria symptom Salon offering Evil spirit Vital signs Dividend earner Do the trick Dogs and cats Book appendices Bar mixers Passed the word Liverpool poky Ms. Dunne Ayla’s creator — spumante Galas Angler’s hope After all others 24 26 27 30 32 33 34 38 39 42 43 45 46 48 50 51 53 55 57 61 62 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 DOWN 1 Jungle warning 2 Slothful 3 Dandies 4 Theatrical groups 5 Gawkers 6 Battery post 7 Groovy 8 Ladder type 9 Alternative 10 Rattled 11 Social position 12 Downright 13 Bulrush 21 Large parrot 23 Speculate 25 Fearsome

vampire 27 Say it’s so 28 None 29 Half of seis 31 Walk in the

woods 33 Noted star-seekers 35 Geological periods Baseball’s — Canseco Zoo attraction Fray Stonehenge worshipper Determined Against the rules Wipes out a floppy Table tennis gear Disturb a sleeper Holes up Hotel employee — — by magic Wild guess Apollo acronym Periods Found a roost Yes, on the Riviera 36 37 40 41 44 47 49 50 51 52 54 55 56 58 59 60 63