CROSSWORD FOR MONDAY

ACROSS 1 Bid 6 Tow- — zone 10 Sear a steak 14 — donna 15 Avatar of Vishnu 16 Pan’s opposite 17 Not spelled out 18 Part of CD 19 Helm position 20 Show with Klingons (2 wds.) 22 Danger 24 Filmmaker — Riefenstahl 25 Secret meetings 26 Talk idly 30 Chocolate candy 32 Be compliant 33 Water or tel. 35 Fuel tanker 40 Excavates further 42 “Evil Ways” group 44 Ford lemon 45 Baby buggy, in London 47 Hubbard of sci-fi (2 wds.) 48 Cathedral part 50 Finally (2 wds.) 52 Nadir opposite 56 Opposite of wax 58 More courageous 59 Like-minded (2 wds.) 64 “— —

partridge ...” 65 Cato’s year 67 Snug 68 Zip, to Zola 69 Comedian Caesar et al 70 Very angry 71 Immunity shots 72 Maneuver slowly 73 Bunnylike

DOWN

1 Makes a choice 2 Keg-party site 3 Pay-stub acronym 4 Omani title 5 Clank 6 Shakespeare’s forest 7 Surfer’s mecca 8 Early hrs. 9 Racing boats 10 Chief — Horse 11 Football’s “Papa Bear” 12 Ward off 13 Marsh grasses 21 Familiar episode 23 Fire chief’s suspicion 26 Twig juncture 27 Retired 28 Unisex wear 29 The strong silent — 31 Rick’s old flame 34 Recipe amts. 36 “— never fly” 37 Pasternak heroine 38 1960s space chimp 39 Diatribe 41 Raise spirits 43 Fridge maker 46 Runs backward 49 Expression 51 Computer guru 52 Aptly named steel beams 53 Bert’s pal 54 Auto-safety advocate 55 Trump ex 57 Win by — — 60 Mr. Dithers’ wife 61 Khayyam or Sharif 62 Nerve network 63 Applied henna 66 Ms. Peeples