Today’s Crossword:

CLUES ACROSS

1. Volcanic craters

6. Makes nervous

10. Long strip of cloth

14. Expressions of surprise

15. Perception

17. 2016 World Series runner-up

19. Former Communist power

20. Consume

21. Abyss

22. Regulator gene

23. Card game

24. Women (French)

26. State capital

29. Nursemaid

31. Surface opening

32. Second sight

34. Beloved Mexican dish

35. Discounts

37. Ceremonial staff

38. Support with difficulty

39. Reluctant to share information

40. Song

41. Relating to songbirds

43. Conductance units

45. Breezed through

46. Supervises flying

47. Chemical ring

49. Swiss river

50. Not happy

53. Surgery (slang)

57. Let go

58. Take effect

59. __ and greet

60. Male offspring

61. Notes

CLUES DOWN

1. Vertebrate oncogenes

2. Troubles

3. Imitator

4. Increase motor speed

5. Midway between south and southeast

6. Sir __ Newton

7. Penny

8. Ultimate

9. Gummed labels

10. Quiet and dull

11. Cuckooes

12. Dishonest scheme

13. Adult female chicken

16. Breathe in

18. Pieces of land

22. Of I

23. Type of footwear

24. Heavy clubs

25. Conductance unit

27. Approaches

28. Fungi cells

29. Devoured

30. Type of shark

31. Work steady at one’s trade

33. Vegetable

35. Sound-mindedness

36. Matured

37. Chinese communist revolutionary

39. Large insect

42. Transportation tickets book

43. Female horse

44. Expresses surprise

46. Saudi Arabian king

47. Unleavened bread

48. Christmas

49. Deity of monotheistic cult

50. Flowering plant genus

51. Hairstyle

52. Radio personality Rick

53. Something you chew

54. The 17th letter of the Greek alphabet

55. __ Basinger, actress

56. Midway between north and northeast