CROSSWORD FOR FRIDAY

ACROSS

1 Monastery dweller

4 Colonel Potter's aide

9 Crush

13 Operate

14 Memorable time

15 Stash

16 Governance by an elite

18 Bauxite giant

19 Object

20 Mimic

22 Speech

25 Greed's cousin

26 Gourmet delicacy

28 Church official

32 Oliver Stone film

35 Famous

37 Saw logs

38 Norse king

40 Get out fast

42 Pet lovers' gp.

43 Turnpike fees

45 Inched

47 Puppy noise

48 Hot and sticky

50 Poison —

52 Become frayed

54 Most luxurious

58 Rascal

62 Comedy

63 Tightened

64 In an outstanding way

67 Restless

68 Not fancy

69 Campers

70 Ms. Myerson

71 Fresh growth

72 Still

DOWN

1 Tolkien hero

2 One who governs

3 Feminine principle, to Jung

4 Nurturing

5 Showery mo.

6 Dwarf with spectacles

7 Post-workout feeling

8 Verse

9 Natives of Penang

10 Part of CPA

11 Word to a pest

12 Get wind of

15 Baby elephants

17 Slangy courage

21 German conjunction

23 Skiff movers

24 Dorothy, to Em

27 Animal fats

29 Clone

30 1977 whale movie

31 Least-varying tide

32 Makes a note

33 Pour forth

34 Leafy green

36 Touch base (2 wds.)

39 Perfect

41 Post-it message

44 Consistently reliable

46 Gallant

49 Veer

51 Pal

53 Coarse files

55 Abrasive material

56 Find the answer

57 Date

58 Hunk of cheese

59 Walking stick

60 Performs in a theater

61 Quaff

65 Forbid

66 52, for Caesar