CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 In pieces 6 Half-striped African beast 11 Custodian’s gear 14 Former Portuguese territory in China 15 Shroud of Turin material 16 This could be on tap 17 Bullied 19 Narrow inlet 20 ___ one’s laurels 21 Landlord, at times 23 Quirkily creative 26 Vain fellow 27 Get towed around the lake 30 Lease out again 32 3,600 secondi 33 Hostel’s fancier kin 34 Gifted speaker 36 Overjoyed 39 Fugitive’s concern 41 Part of Curacao 43 Rotter 44 Holy smoker? 46 “You’ve got mail” co. 47 Thorax protector 49 Lacy creation 50 Minuscule, in Moray 51 Topiarist’s tool 54 Pulls a fast one on 56 Horseman from the steppes 58 False front 62 Not in the building 63 Broccoli cousin 66 Exploit 67 Fumbled fly ball, for one 68 Weaving frames 69 Anchorman Baxter of WJM-TV’s Six O’Clock News 70 Rush-like plant 71 Banana treat

DOWN

1 Mid-Eastern VIP 2 Glazier’s item 3 What De Niro does for a living 4 Pakistani yogurt dip 5 Popular “Annie” song 6 Like Olivia de Havilland 7 Optima automaker 8 Item that’s thrown in the pot 9 Vex 10 Rainbow hue 11 Military imposition of control 12 Hodgepodges 13 “Rush” member Neil ___ 18 Big name in debit cards 22 Queen’s favourite pooch 24 Offed, as a dragon 25 To this instant 27 Defeated utterance 28 Banjo’s place, in song 29 Showing curiosity 31 Warning bell 35 Recite effortlessly 37 Flora often used in lotions 38 Author Carnegie 40 Rap sheet name, maybe 42 Constructs the interior offices, perhaps 45 A one and a two, e.g. 48 Prepares for the worst 51 Tonto’s horse 52 Popular place to live 53 Fill with fear 55 Ice cream server 57 Many a Kirkuk native 59 Military no-no, for short 60 ___tasse 61 Once, at one time 64 Campfire fuel 65 Apoplectic feeling