Today’s Crossword

ACROSS 1 Vote 5 “Nutcracker”

costume 9 Pawns 14 Fridge stick 15 Baroness Karen 16 Protein-building

acid 17 Director

— Kazan 18 Garage job 19 Not even once 20 Lustrous

material 22 Damper 24 Potato skin 25 In actual fact 26 On the train 29 County festivals 31 Russian pancakes 32 Edible root 33 Diner order 36 Cinnamon goody 37 Revising 40 Not just my 41 Noah’s vessel 42 Fringe — 43 John, Paul, George and — Diminished Made one’s way Empty out Feudal estate Informants Regards highly Crowd Formality Stretch across Winding curves Donkey pin-on Garr of “Tootsie” Bulrushes Griffith or Devine Splinter group 45 47 48 51 52 54 58 59 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 DOWN 1 Limerick writer 2 Earthen pot 3 Explorer

— Erikson 4 Oven utensil

(2 wds.) 5 Sloped 6 Customary 7 Check 8 Hawaiian guitars 9 Closet item 10 Popular watches 11 Polite 12 Use a prayer rug 13 Regretful 21 Strange 23 Winter constellation Mr. Eban Make less distinct Piglet plea Predetermined 26 27 28 29 30 Met highlight 32 Become fatigued 33 Become buddies 34 Racing sled 35 Stepped on 38 Wolfgang’s thanks Say hi Overruns Prevented, with off 46 Get to 47 Discreetly 48 Show to seats 49 Rope end, maybe 50 Handbag 51 Malodorous 53 Tijuana Ms. 55 Fencer’s blade 56 Cleopatra’s wooer Tizzy Auric’s creator 39 44 45 57 60