TODAY’S CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Bracken

5 Shade providers

10 Held up in traffic

14 Garfield’s pal

15 Surpass

16 Pretty soon

17 Far-flung

19 Thrill

20 Spike or Bruce

21 Educational org.

22 Colorful parrots

24 “The Valley of

Horses” author

25 Rip

26 Give back

29 “Platoon” setting

33 Hang — — (turn)

34 Uncouth one

35 Mellowed

37 Payroll deduction

38 Move stealthily

39 Jackie’s second

40 Wild guess

42 Cows’ mouthfuls

43 Cross-examine

45 Adversaries

47 Coco of fashion

48 Magna — laude

49 Nautical greeting

50 Kind of energy

53 Legal matter

54 Dollop

57 Fleece

58 Flexible deadline (2 wds.)

61 Sea eagle

62 Leafy recess

63 Observance

64 Cartoon shrieks

65 Harness parts

66 Word in a telegram

DOWN

1 Rooster or hen

2 Actress — Falco

3 Midway attraction

4 Born as

5 Deejay’s countdown list (hyph.)

6 Not urban

7 Cousteau’s summer

8 Imported cheese

9 Old-time fountain worker (2 wds.)

10 Pasta dish

11 Once more

12 Freight units

13 Call it quits

18 Gush forth

23 Nine-lived pet

24 — Wiedersehen

26 Betrayers

27 Fill with joy

28 Stetson wearer

29 Annuls

30 Smoke-detector output

31 From square one 32 — Haggard of country

34 Cerulean

36 Pickle choice

38 Curved sword

41 Changes

43 Scrooge’s visitor

44 Sunbeam

46 Not talking

47 Gives comfort

49 Inert gas

50 Parcel of land

51 Vat

52 Mind

54 Gallop or trot

55 Sarge’s pooch

56 Sound of the tone

57 Get the point

59 Baseball stat

60 AMA members