TODAY’S CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Fast transports

5 Where hackles rise

9 Moby Dick foe

13 Lawman Wyatt —

14 Inspecting (var.)

16 Basilica area

17 Constantly

18 Like a neglected garden 19 Norse god of thunder

20 Pine exudations

22 Military rank

24 Damsel

26 Cabinet part

27 Spider site

30 Spanish painter

32 Snub

36 Pub order

37 Taxi tooters

39 Quick raid

40 Clean the deck

42 Prowess

44 Hindu royalty

45 Discussion group

47 Brook

49 Favorite —

50 Computer network

52 Sweater makings

53 Pork source

54 Sincere

56 Feudal estate

58 Goldfish abode

62 Egg yolk

66 — Lawless of

“Xena” 67 Soap opera

69 Gael republic

70 Huge amount

71 Mr. Spock’s father

72 ISU location 73 Box a bit 74 Himalayan legend 75 Smudge

DOWN

1 Boo and hiss

2 Gutter locale

3 Tijuana trio

4 Bit of holly

5 Journalist’s milieu

6 Yes, to Rob Roy

7 Crusty desserts

8 Drew to a close

9 Front

10 Merry sound (hyph.)

11 The Bard’s river

12 Emcee — Parks

15 Pita sandwiches

21 Almost, in verse

23 Els’ game

25 Melody’s words

27 Flying stingers

28 Former Denver QB

29 Burrito morsels

31 Ticked off

33 Latch onto

34 Asian capital

35 Making a bow

38 Bundle of grain

41 Traitor 43 Marinated Japanese dish

46 Sly glance

48 Type of socks

51 Motel staffers 55 Virginia caverns

57 Wingless insects

58 Brenner Pass locale

59 One-liner

60 Pac-12 team 61 Adult female horse

63 Flaccid

64 Hydrox rival

65 Compass reading

68 Bumped into