TODAY’S CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Cherish 6 Chases fly balls 11 Zig opposite 14 Chesterfields 15 Sun, in combos 16 Kimono accessory 17 Ill-suited 18 Concrete reinforcer 19 Pinch, in a way 20 Interstellar dust cloud 22 More than this? 24 Broken-off glacier 27 Like moccasins 28 Puget Sound port 29 Feel sorrow 31 As the — flies 32 Manx murmurs 34 Duffel filler 38 Oaters’ Tim — 39 — is me! 40 Crewmate of Uhura 41 Norse giant 42 Laconic 44 Wading bird 45 Khayyam et al. 47 Canal city 49 Followed upon 52 Lobby furnishings 53 NASA’s volcanoexploring robot 54 Late breakfast 56 Spiral molecule 57 Oahu neighbor 59 Works a cure 63 Gross! 64 Sphinx site 65 Foul-up 66 Scrutinize 67 Takes a break 68 Fender mishaps
DOWN
1 Tempe coll. 2 Oxford professor 3 Not on 4 Rocky Mountain entree (2 wds.) 5 Honor 6 Monsieur’s gesture 7 Loaf end 8 Actress Jessica — 9 — Scala 10 Postal device 11 Like city real estate 12 Cheapen 13 Jeered at 21 Dracula’s — Stoker 23 Persists (3 wds.) 24 Like dandruff 25 Pool shot 26 Gene-splicing bacteria (2 wds.) 27 Coach 29 Anchors 30 Feels grateful 33 Aquarius’ tote 35 Blake of jazz 36 Mrs. Kramden 37 Ploys 42 A little bit 43 Squared away 46 Milder 48 Wrote on glass 49 Actor — Murphy 50 Sluggo’s girl, in the comics 51 Wind around 52 Pleases 54 Super deals 55 Engrossed 58 ID info 60 Prince Val’s son 61 MGM workplace 62 Alums-to-be