Crossword

ACROSS

1 Not fatty 5 Polynesian carving 9 Ebenezer’s partner Marley 14 Luxury hotel name

15 Word before rock or rain

16 Run off to wed 17 *Cafeteria queue 19 Chickens (out) 20 Dr. Mark Sloan portrayer in “Grey’s Anatomy” 22 Flower holder 23 Harsh treatment 26 Rio Grande city 28 Buckeye State 29 Vane heading 32 From scratch 33 Drums held between the knees

36 How wet hair hangs 38 Australian hub, in itineraries 39 *Nonglitzy local tavern 41 Quattro meno uno

44 Part of a mug shot profile 46 “I’ll handle it” 48 Like early-morning golf greens 50 Self-important type 52 “Lovely” musical meter maid 53 Maven 55 Unwrap with gusto 58 Rank above maj. 59 Device used to record aerie hatchlings 62 “Better late than never,” e.g. 64 Takeover endeavor ... and a hint to what can precede each word in the answers to starred clues 68 Desert drifts 69 Taiwanese PC giant

70 Word game piece 71 Lauder of makeup 72 Lays down a lawn

73 Worry obsessively

DOWN

1 Bit of cybermirth 2 Earthbound bird 3 Gothic novelist Radcliffe 4 Words to pacify a pooch 5 Shire of “Rocky” 6 Christmas eave decoration 7 Bighearted 8 Think tank nugget 9 Tiara sparkler 10 “Aladdin” prince 11 *Corporate retreat with team-building activities

12 Try to block 13 Give 18 Charlemagne’s realm: Abbr. 21 Doubles partner who’s not serving 23 Steals from 24 Crow’s-nest call

25 *Basil sitting on a sill, e.g. 27 Sidekick 30 Final Olds made 31 Bro or sis 34 Laudatory lines 35 Sonora snooze 37 Supporting 40 Delivery vehicle 42 Memorization method 43 Israeli diplomat Abba 45 Emmy-winning scientist Bill 47 Gives a cue 48 Ten-year period

49 Book after Genesis 51 Prepared, as coffee 54 Maker of tasty “pieces” 56 Cupcake finishers 57 Achievement for a duffer 60 Transcript nos. 61 Bonkers 63 “That’s surprising” 65 Beyond tipsy 66 Many a microbrew 67 Archery wood