TODAY’S CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 — Minor (Little Dipper) 5 Castle in “Ruritania” 10 Beyond (pref.) 14 Potter’s need 15 Wall climbers 16 Whitish gem 17 Victorian exclamation 18 Donates 19 Wealthy, in Madrid 20 Rum-based drink 22 Cochise or Geronimo 24 Estuary 25 Carpenter’s supply 27 Fits in 31 Store sign 34 Firing, slangily 35 Oohed and — 37 Retiree’s kitty 39 Essences 40 Bitterly pungent 41 Acct. insurer 42 Menacing sound 43 Come to terms 44 Writer — Binchy 45 Gurgle, as a brook 47 Ended a layoff 49 Etching fluids 51 “— Giovanni” 52 Be emphatic 55 Prickly weed 59 Water-filled trench 60 Seer’s deck 62 Gutter locale 64 Jab playfully 65 Griffith or Zola 66 Pipe handle 67 Lose traction 68 Lassoed 69 Big Top DOWN

1 Luau strings 2 Improvises 3 Burger side 4 Log holders 5 Dodge 6 Malevolent 7 “The Moon Is Blue” star 8 Ruby or Sandra 9 Beset 10 Bog 11 “Iliad” or “Odyssey” 12 RPM dial 13 Shampoo additive 21 Insult wittily 23 Tramp along 26 More sore 27 Loud noise 28 Bedroom community 29 Zodiac sign 30 Like cows in India 32 Pillow filler 33 Ambition 36 Where — you?

38 Did especially well 40 Sparkling 41 Hardest to see 43 Rudiments 44 Electrical units 46 Teased 48 Ready to typeset 50 Remove varnish 52 Little mischiefmakers 53 Obscure corner 54 H.H. Munro nom de plume 56 Perforation 57 Occurring after the proper time 58 Not bumpy 61 I love (Lat.) 63 911 staffer