TODAY'S CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Held one’s own 6 “Gold” or “black”

ender 11 Infuriated 14 Defense ploy 15 Sun, in combos 16 “Honest” fellow 17 Boughs 18 Talk, talk, talk (2 wds.) 20 — -eared bunny 21 Shape or form 23 Desist 24 Post of etiquette 26 Intended 28 Put into words 30 Reserves a flight 31 Undersized pups 32 Pomme de — 33 Lightning by-product 36 Pointed arch 37 Welsh dog 38 Lectern 39 TV knob 40 Fish-like 41 Oldie “Stupid —” 42 Burn slightly 43 Thick liquids 44 Dwindles 47 Broadcast again 48 Sighed with relief 49 Daughters’ brothers 50 Tooth pro’s deg. 53 Impasses 56 Moron 58 Pipe bend 59 Arsenio’s buddy 60 Pat’s cohost 61 Do batik 62 Sacks out 63 Psychic — Cayce

DOWN

1 Phone 2 Jumble 3 “The Scarlet —” 4 Diminish 5 Brush aside 6 Timidly 7 Beowulf’s drink 8 Sort 9 Dressy accessory 10 Flapjack 11 Uxmal resident 12 Humble 13 Faked out the goalie 19 Desires 22 Yea, to a matador 25 Spouse 26 Gershwin hero 27 Petty or Loughlin 28 B.C. or N.S. 29 Sci-fi award 30 European capital (var.) 32 Kitchen tool 33 About to happen 34 NYC theater award 35 Drowses off 37 Film 38 Mystique 40 Square dance

musician 41 Handwritten 42 Kind of pearl 43 Coop 44 Hit the ceiling 45 Bright and — 46 Atacama Desert locale 47 — are red... 49 Comedy routine 51 Lady of Spain 52 Black hole, once 54 Keats opus 55 LP successors 57 Parent