TODAY’S CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Argued one’s case 5 Reeves of “The Matrix” 10 Party request (abbr.) 14 Hatha- — 15 Light bulb filler 16 Sight for a psychic 17 Bay or sorrel 18 Groovy 19 Fiber source 20 Novel part 22 Making a retort 24 Enjoy a hot tub 26 Ruby and Sandra 27 Rocky Mountain sheep 30 Whinnies 34 Shad’s eggs 35 Tree-dwelling marsupial 38 Sandal part 39 Hydrocarbon suffix 40 Elongated circles 42 Square root of IX 43 Flinch 46 Make corrections 48 Be very frugal 49 Hot coffee hazard 51 Number of guests 53 Familiar auth. 55 Senate attire 56 Goes faster 60 Nadir opposite 64 Cold spell 65 Action flick must 67 Writer — Seton 68 Hitch up, as socks 69 Foul-up 70 Barely beats 71 Pink-slipped 72 Archaeology find 73 Perched on

DOWN

1 Ceremonial fire 2 Raucous diver 3 Major Hoople’s word 4 Breakfast pastry 5 “Tie Me — Down, Sport” 6 Prior to 7 Culture medium 8 Well-known 9 Shut 10 Mind a kid (hyph.) 11 Dr. Zhivago 12 Algerian port 13 Big — theory 21 Kindle rival 23 Dregs 25 Jack, in cards 27 Makes tea 28 Doric’s cousin 29 — Davis of “The Fly” 31 Woe 32 Zen master’s poem 33 Hawker’s pitch 36 Flee hastily 37 Storm warning 41 Boring performances 44 Gave a hand 45 Ferber of ”Giant” 47 Old ruler of Venice 50 Kind of mom 52 Tomorrow, in Tijuana 54 Gandhi associate 56 Job-safety org. 57 PC operating system 58 Box-office total 59 Graceful wrap 61 No future — — 62 Misteak, e.g. 63 Padlock adjunct 66 Hector to Priam