TODAY'S CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Cause, as

havoc 6 Battery terminal 11 Zoo staffer 14 Accord maker 15 Exit ramp sight 16 Drop the ball 17 Twice as curious 18 Ms. Jong 19 Shad eggs 20 Magnani and

Paquin 22 Winter quaff 24 Said hello 28 Refuses to obey 29 Shutter part 30 Are around 32 French friar 33 Allots 35 Dinner checks 39 Yves’ eve 40 Lapel ornament 41 John, in Siberia 42 Flower holder 43 Do some roadwork 45 ... for a ___ pittance 46 Weight unit 48 Come from the

shadows 50 Insect sounds 53 Wall covering 54 Less cooked 55 Devious moves 57 Big Band — 58 Mirage sights 60 People of

northern Iraq 65 TWO-BR unit 66 Familiar saying 67 Chopin opus 68 A Stooge 69 Turbine part 70 Beatrice’s

admirer

DOWN

1 Owl’s query? 2 Retina cell 3 Draw to a close 4 Fruity drink 5 Self-defense art 6 Revise 7 Ibsen woman 8 — Redding of rhythm and blues 9 Solstice mo. 10 Pleases greatly 11 “Rigoletto”

composer 12 Carve a canyon 13 Poker pair 21 Dweeb 23 Frequently (var.) 24 Window

covering 25 C-3P0 or R2-D2 26 Pianist — Blake 27 For keeps, to

Keats 28 Bad-mouth 30 The upper crust 31 TV warrior

princess 34 Sheik’s cartel 36 Prevent from

happening 37 River vessel 38 Dirty look 43 ER personnel 44 Bank on 47 Furor 49 Disguised 50 Fix potatoes 51 A Marx brother 52 Steamed 53 Tough question 55 Exam for jrs. 56 Construction

toy 59 Shakespeare

title word 61 Ms. Hagen 62 Compete in a

marathon 63 Banned bug

spray 64 Get the drift