TODAY’S CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Roof support

6 Joker or ace

10 More than

willing

14 Nouveau —

15 Islamic chieftain 16 Without a

companion

17 Time waster

18 Absorbing

20 Briny

22 Auric’s creator 23 Grassy field

24 Mauna —

25 Beaux

27 Exploited

30 Fem. saint

31 Sea dog

32 Anwar of Egypt 34 Did the exterior 38 Roulette color 40 Citrus fruits

42 Oddball

43 Al of Indy fame 45 Fortune-teller’s

deck

47 Set ablaze

48 Weaken

50 Alternative to

pajamas

52 Most delicious 56 Earth (pref.)

57 Ottoman official 58 Mr. Hurok

59 Waffle toppings 62 Star’s part, often

(2 wds.)

65 Bitterly pungent 67 Lamb’s alias

68 Um-hmm (2

wds.)

69 Cellular device 70 Vegas rival

71 Polite cough

72 Gulf nation DOWN

1 Prefix for dent

2 Eliminates

3 Stanford rival

4 Beach finds

5 Not just flirting 6 Give up territory

7 Jacques’ friend 8 Unbending

9 Aspirations

10 Neighbor of CTRL

11 Curtain material 12 Deeply felt

13 Ballerina painter 19 Bad moods 21 Twangy, as a

voice

25 Inflexible in

opinion

26 Harness piece 27 Earth’s satellite 28 Sacred bird of

Egypt

29 Shorten an

article

31 Eland cousin 33 Garr of

“Tootsie”

35 Salami seller 36 Buffalo’s lake 37 Insect killer

39 Sack out 41 Waterlogged 44 Jack up

46 Treatment

49 “Will it play in

—?”

51 Fencer’s shout 52 Spud

53 Like a gymnast 54 Tuxedo trim 55 Spill over

59 Come off as 60 Teen event

61 Calculator key 63 Thai neighbor 64 Kung fu expert

Bruce —

66 Cozy room