TODAY’S CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS

1 Smidgen 5 Gutter locale 9 Bird’s crop 13 Nozzle site 14 Where roses climb 15 Unseen emanation 16 Karras or Trebek 17 Knossos locale

18 Get dizzy 19 Grow incisors

21 Nov. follower 22 Baroness Karen

23 Teeny bit 25 Wild guess 27 Showing signs of much use (hyph.) 31 Kettle parts 35 Soothing herb

36 Carol 38 Roman garment

39 Old PC system

40 Spam, maybe 42 Vitamin monitors 43 Fencers’ blades 46 Cornstarch brand

47 Make airtight

48 Go over again

50 In a crafty manner 52 Playboy 54 Prefix for “trillion” 55 Type of food

58 Sitcom waitress 60 Trailed behind 64 Reduction 65 “Cherchez la --!”

67 Fete

68 Dice spots 69 Boredom 70 Sultan’s cousin

71 Coin eater 72 Reclined 73 “Saving Private --”

DOWN

1 Riddle starter 2 Burrow 3 “Aha!” (2 wds.)

4 Fabric

5 Make mistakes

6 Still snoozing 7 Goes to the polls

8 Puts up 9 Reindeer 10 Reproaches oneself for 11 Zone 12 Hoof it 14 Cleaning fluid 20 Practical question 24 Bakery enticement 26 Suitable 27 Angler’s boot

28 Wed in secret 29 Jockey, often 30 Moves toward 32 Famished 33 Kind of wave 34 Rough, like a snake

37 Set on fire 41 Rhine nymph 44 Most uncanny

45 -- Tome 47 Strut 49 Travel bag 51 Time period

53 Helen, in Spanish 55 Bakers’ meas.

56 Ice pellets 57 Puppy chow brand 59 Old Dodge model 61 Strong, as venison 62 Film director -- Kazan 63 Mild expletive

66 Wet, soft earth