TODAY’S CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 — -carotene 5 T wice-baked bread 9 T ype of prof 13 Cut

drastically 15 Baha’i origin 16 Her edity

factor 17 Str ong silent type? 18 Ank a’s “Eso —” 19 Mort gage,

e.g. 20 E xplosive

letters 21 “— -Dick” 23 Replicated 25 Pierre’s parent 26 Barbecue

spit 27 Thought well of 30 F amiliar digit 31 Mattr ess parts 32 Plain (hyph.) 37 L ong-gone

bird 38 Bundle of grain 40 P erfume bottle 41 R eview 43 Fictional swordsman 44 Grooved on 45 Travesty 47 Ma ys or Nelson 50 C ountingrhyme start 51 Gue st 52 Ankle-length 53 “GWTW” studio 56 Dir ector — Kazan 57 D ocs prescribe them 59 R eally skimping 61 Mild Dutch cheese 62 F ailing that 63 Impr ove the road 64 Baking ingredient 65 Did Easter eggs 66 Hedg e shrubs

DOWN

1 C ellar, briefly 2 G usto 3 Diplomat’ s

forte 4 C oal residue 5 T eased 6 He avy hydrogen discoverer 7 Nor dic airline 8 Q uit for the day (2 wds.) 9 S oftly lit 10 T rawler net 11 L ook of disdain 12 Ta ke care of 14 F our-baggers 22 Smelt er supply 24 Ogle 25 Sit com demo 26 Ancient colonnade 27 “Who Made Who” rockers 28 Slammer? 29 Knee concealer 32 S ocial Register word 33 T usks 34 Milan money, once 35 Old pantry supply 36 — -eyed 38 W riggled 39 As a fly to a gnat 42 Not in use 43 Mor e goofy 45 St opped 46 Jinx 47 R alph — Emerson 48 E pic of Troy 49 Ande s toter 51 A verage grades 52 In ventory wd. 53 Plant parasite 54 E mulate a rat 55 Ex ecs 58 Culbert son of bridge 60 S ardine-can opener