TODAY’S CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 —vu 5 Poet — Whitman 9 XXI times C 12 Lab medium 13 Mukluk wearer 15 Scaloppine base 16 Gray wolf 17 Spandex fiber 18 Theta follower 19 Gushed forth 21 Got dingy 23 Slaps the cuffs on 25 Real bargain 26 Soapier 29 Wins every game 33 Square-dance partner 34 Santa’s helpers 36 Purse holder 37 Palo — 39 Permissible 41 Positive 42 Don Diego de la Vega 44 D.C. consumer advocate 46 Church seat 47 Passes legislation 49 Bewails 51 Scurried along 53 Shade 54 Hold dear 58 Routine 62 Prickly husk 63 Brazilian dance 65 Dancer — -Ellen 66 Lost traction 67 Was a scout 68 Lambs’ parents 69 Delt neighbor 70 Type of eagle 71 Wooden strip

DOWN

1 “Soft Watches” artist 2 Id companions 3 Punches 4 More or less 5 Mr. Hickok’s nickname (2 wds.) 6 — day now 7 Mrs. Ricky Ricardo 8 Exhausted 9 Pet plea 10 Companion 11 Wearing something 14 Fish stories 15 Shy blossoms 20 Soothe 22 Statutes 24 Stars in the Big Dipper 26 Drawing room 27 Extreme 28 Suitable for a sovereign 30 Throw lava 31 Fixes potatoes 32 Pour out violently 33 Watch the stars 35 Egypt’s Anwar — 38 Grove 40 Summertime drink 43 Elevator man 45 Casino city 48 Kiddie-lit author 50 The jitters 52 Hang loosely 54 Cookbook qty. 55 Determine, as a ref 56 Ambler or Clapton 57 Mideast VIP 59 Whimper 60 Land measure 61 Newest 64 Stiller of “Zoolander”