CROSSWORD FOR THURSDAY

ACROSS

1 Laser output 5 Palm off 10 Pack it in 14 Hartman or Bonet 15 Important period 16 Big Dipper bear 17 By word of mouth 18 Port near Hong Kong 19 Bede of fiction 20 Situated near the middle 22 Eskimo boots 24 Snaky fish 25 Moo goo — pan 26 Bassinets 30 Beats 34 Does a sewing chore 35 Mubarak predecessor 37 Affirmative 38 Goalie's milieu 39 Mil. rank 40 Type of whiskey 41 Grabs 43 “— la vista, baby!” 45 Mr. Eban 46 Cochise and Geronimo 48 Thinner 50 Mongkut portrayer 51 World Series mo. 52 Kind of pen (hyph.) 56 Glossier 60 Idaho neighbor 61 Grill locale 63 Crafted 64 Blister or scrape 65 Tag — (accompany) 66 Seine vistas 67 Runs its course 68 Needing bleach 69 Posted a parcel

DOWN

1 Political alliance 2 Ireland 3 Mighty — — oak 4 Soda fountain treats 5 Women 6 Gem 7 Gold Medal org. 8 Cheat 9 Idea 10 Trait 11 Lahore language 12 Ms. Dinesen 13 Woolen caps 21 Shinto or Zen (abbr.) 23 Mary — cosmetics 26 Dinnerware 27 Give a synopsis 28 Protozoan (var.) 29 Epics 30 Declaims violently 31 Food flavorers 32 Possibly 33 Clip sheep 36 — Moines, Iowa 42 Reapers' tools 43 Chopper's place 44 Expression of remorse 45 Greek goddess 47 Cabin 49 Skilled person 52 Weld 53 School founded in 1440 54 Animal fat 55 Sanskrit dialect 56 Chirp 57 Curly cabbage 58 Churchill successor 59 Lull 62 Heavy weight