CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Tasmania’s capital

7 Life force, to an acupuncturist 10 Believe, old style 14 Meteorological line

15 Chile’s national airline

16 West Nevada city

17 Blood bank fluid 18 Out in the open 20 Separate laundry 21 Blunder: faux ___

23 Had erotic cravings 24 Watson, to Bell 27 Sun, in combinations 30 Prison warden’s fear 31 Produces eggs 35 Monopoly’s Baltic, for one 37 Benchmarks 39 Ministerial nick 40 Trump Tower’s loc.

42 And not 43 Comprehend 44 Up to your patellas 47 Sci-fi writing award 49 Antiquated machine gun 50 Stuck-up sort 52 Like an unkempt lawn 53 Dermal decorator 56 Harder on the eyes 59 Widely distributed rodent 60 Diplomatic asset 64 Part of the triathlon 66 Actress Cuthbert of “Happy Endings”

68 Via the mouth 69 U.S. lottery winner’s nemesis 70 Rolling in it 71 Since, at year end 72 Pistachio, for one 73 Diabetic’s concerns

DOWN

1 Rose fruits 2 1952 Winter Olympics city 3 Papa porker 4 Decline to vote 5 Barrel into 6 Rat catchers 7 Enduring literary work 8 Linden of “Barney Miller” 9 Minister of Finance’s concern 10 Timber railway bridge

11 Lie down on the sofa, say 12 Without repetition 13 You saw it

19 Go like the blazes 22 Televise 25 Noise

26 In tatters 27 Listens attentively 28 Part of a track meet 29 Dike, basically 32 Spar verbally 33 Alternate to a four way stop 34 Skewered Thai dish 36 Result of late night cramming, maybe 38 Tartan pants 41 Old copper coin 45 Authorize 46 Most impoverished 48 Lot of track activity 51 Feathered flapper’s wrap 54 “Atmo-” cousin 55 Discussion list entries 56 Mysterious radar blips 57 Steeped in blood

58 Offer from shylock 61 Where snow leopards live 62 “I Got You Babe” singer 63 Small amounts 65 High class French winery 67 Ferrigno of “The Incredible Hulk”