TODAY’S CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Referee, slangily 6 Org. for seniors 10 Silly 14 Expression 15 La — Tar Pits 16 Arab chief 17 Edgy 18 Apron parts 19 Equal to the task 20 Started a paragraph 22 In a hostile manner 23 Calendar square 24 Russian ballet company 26 Thought the same 30 Yellow fruits 32 Beseech 33 Be accepted (2 wds.) 34 Kitchen topper 36 Equinox mo. 37 Privilege 38 Say it’s false 39 Beagle feature 40 Film director Mervyn — 41 Wield an epee 42 Snoopiest 44 Weighed, as evidence 45 Type of cake 46 Hagen of “The Other” 47 Posh 49 Arranging for 54 Bangs into 55 Rhyme maker 57 New York’s — Island 58 Helm position 59 Khayyam or Sharif 60 — Lee Masters 61 Frontier, once 62 Cuba, to Castro 63 Handle (2 wds.)

DOWN

1 Rigatoni kin 2 Paradise 3 Lash together 4 Thorny flower 5 Improved 6 Friar’s home 7 Needing rain 8 Civil War soldier 9 Pops 10 Minor cleric 11 Uncertain 12 Jam-pack 13 Deuce taker 21 A little bit 22 Turkey’s neighbor 24 Bates of “Misery” 25 Put one’s foot — — 26 Domed recess 27 Pick up 28 Depraved ones 29 Gourmandize 30 Fanatic 31 As of 33 Earliest 35 Applied henna 37 Clarinet need 38 Dict. entry 40 Piece of chain 41 Future husbands 43 Colorful time 44 Depot (abbr.) 46 Too-too 47 “Pygmalion” author 48 Deceitful cunning 49 Clap of thunder 50 Bump 51 “Bus Stop” author 52 Tidy 53 Pita sandwich 55 Luau dish 56 Mantra chants