TODAY’S CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Dull, as a color 5 Proton’s place 9 Ebony 14 Opera by Verdi 15 Feng — 16 Eagle’s nest 17 Very hot days 19 Espresso with milk 20 That girl’s 21 — Angeles 22 Make rough 24 Umpire 27 Lodging place 28 “Norma —” 29 Baby soother 31 Fr. holy woman 34 Boat crane 37 Called, as an owl 39 Dismounted 40 Expressed amazement 41 Former Italian money 42 Speakers’ remunerations 44 Geisha’s place 45 “Malcolm X” director 46 Nefertiti’s god 47 — de plume 48 Outstanding 49 Sorted 53 Brash songster 57 “— a deal!” 58 S&L offering 60 As — — (usually) 61 Knacks 64 Golf and bridge 65 Coral habitat 66 Lowest high tide 67 Commence 68 No problem 69 Tentacles

DOWN

1 Run 100 meters 2 Kitchen tool 3 Honor greatly 4 Type of cookie 5 On the beach 6 The ones here 7 Not just mine 8 Catchall gp. 9 Scales 10 Pick up 11 Sculpture and dance 12 Quote 13 Razor-sharp 18 Turf grabber 23 Fixed a squeak 25 Certain corn chip 26 Writing on glass 30 Type of rug 31 Luxury liner 32 Prefix for “trillion” 33 Utopia 34 Wonka’s creator 35 Herbal balm 36 Wall climber 37 Irritated 38 Vise relative 40 Tom Mix movie 43 Most risque 44 Tilting match 47 Inform 48 More skillful 50 Ceremonies 51 Lightweight quilt 52 Stargaze 53 Bouts of overindulgence 54 What Hamlet smelled (2 wds.) 55 Arizona city 56 Press one’s luck 59 Sacred snakes of Egypt 62 Pod content 63 One, in Oaxaca