today’s crossword

ACROSS

1 Director — Ephron 5 Dwelling place 10 Grind to a halt 14 Thrust-and-parry sword 15 Municipal 16 Syllogism word 17 Shred 18 Collision 19 Cattle-call reward 20 Removed paint 22 Two lines of verse 24 Sunbathes 25 Canasta plays 26 Aim 29 Red Sea country 32 “La Traviata” composer 33 Join a certain way 34 Recipe meas. 38 Yvette’s date 39 Red table wine 42 Tai language 43 Seasonal libations 45 Humorist — Bombeck 46 Names of things 48 Rabbit 50 Seabird 51 Cook’s garment 54 Help go wrong 55 Bellyached 58 Reasons for acting 62 In need of a map 63 — Lama 65 Fossil fuel 66 Emmy’s relative 67 Go formal 68 Measure of land 69 Proceed 70 Baker’s buy 71 Allow to use

DOWN

1 Earns after taxes 2 Sheik’s cartel 3 Raise a child 4 Tended the aquarium 5 Twang or drawl 6 Tweeters 7 Fish roe 8 Half of DJ 9 Say likewise 10 Reptile 11 Dwarf of folklore 12 Looked at impertinently 13 Rhyme makers 21 Take fright 23 “Pulp Fiction” name 26 A Karamazov 27 Fictional captain 28 Math course 29 Wrinkled 30 Bone below the elbow 31 Banned bug spray 33 Telegram 35 Make indistinct 36 Not deranged 37 Bouquet 40 Farm flapper 41 Map within a map 44 Reconnoitered 47 Type of illusion 49 Add- — (extras) 50 Woodwind player 51 Luminous 52 Investigation 53 Violinist’s aid 54 Pile up, as wealth 56 Dust devil 57 Be bold 59 Sotto — 60 Deserve 61 Coast downhill 64 Grazing area