CROSSWORD

BY Alan Arbesfeld ACROSS 1 FBI investigation, e. g. 6 Speed trap device 11 Carry- on item 14 Utter nonsense 15 Inedible orange 16 Questionnaire datum 17 Words repeated in “Turn! Turn! Turn!” 18 Director Kurosawa 19 Prefix with con 20 God’s gift to Abraham 23 Family reunion attendees 24 TV’s “Science Guy” 25 Start a pot 26 “Good as gold” et al. 30 Difficult- to- please songstress 32 “That’s my cue!” 33 Presidential oath of office time 36 “Meet John Doe” director Frank 39 Competed like Usain Bolt 40 Much of Elton John’s music 42 Stud spot 43 Newsboy’s cry of yore 45 Command to Fido 46 Strauss of denim 47 Any of three O. K. Corral figures 49 Marked, as a jar 51 “The Apostle” author Sholem 53 Derisive chuckle 56 It may be tidy or paltry 57 Official OK 63 Part of a Lionel set 64 Resort isle off the Spanish coast 65 Potions professor at Hogwarts 66 Be under the weather 67 One of TV’s Crane brothers 68 TV spot creators 69 Expert, and what’s in motion in 1-, 20-, 40-, 57- and 71- Across 70 Manxmen, e. g. 71 Printer’s copy, briefly DOWN 1 Excellent, in passe slang 2 Philip who wrote “American Pastoral” 3 Tom Joad, notably 4 Snuffy Smith or Li’l Abner 5 TV chef who says “Bam!” 6 What buffalo do, in song 7 Invite for coffee, say 8 Oxeye ___ 9 “It’s a deal!” 10 Use a Kindle, say 11 Cause of a slip, in slapstick 12 Star’s intermediary 13 Crystal- lined stone 21 Bridge bid, briefly 22 A 13- Down may form in this 26 King’s address 27 Big- picture format 28 Monaco casino locale 29 Many a JV player 31 “Gross!” 34 Chromite, to chromium 35 Seasonal ditty 37 All- night bash 38 Unfit for farming 40 “Saved” score in golf 41 Envelope fastener 44 Chicago mayor Emanuel 46 French newspaper since 1944 48 Irrational fear 50 Tuition check recipient 51 Music royalties org. 52 Flight component 54 TurboTax option 55 Brownish- green eye color 58 Unwanted engine sound 59 Third- and- long play, usually 60 Silent- screen siren 61 Mimicking sort 62 Lantern- jawed former TV host

Wednesday’s Answer