Today’s Crossword

DOWN 1 Freeway access 2 Comply with ACROSS 1 Mercutio’s pal 6 Noncom 9 The thick of things 14 More competent 15 Pamplona shout 16 Burned up 17 Sweet-sounding 19 Bummer of a car 20 Old pastry dish 21 Sack out 22 Recognized 23 Oregon’s Mount — 25 Claims on property 26 Tossed here and

there 29 Word from the

pews 31 Quaker State burg 32 Dickered 36 Sasquatch cousin 37 Fairway gizmo 38 Subscription

length 40 Upper limit 43 Window grating 45 Pros and — 46 Ran under the tap 47 Was adventurous 50 Synthesizer

inventor 51 At loose ends 52 Turkey on the

stage 54 Neighbor of Md. 57 First sign 58 Handfuls (2 wds.) 61 Battery post 62 Mini-guitar 63 Watchdog breed 64 Singer — Tucker 65 River bottom 66 Wyoming range 3 Mme.’s daughter 4 Help-wanted abbr. 5 Old California fort 6 Murmured softly 7 Extra 8 For fear that 9 Dairy chore 10 Peace goddess 11 — Runyon 12 Stashes the bags 13 Dollywood loc. 18 Wry humor 23 Double — (DNA) 24 Night flier 25 Trouser half 26 Scout 27 Yonder folks 28 Beatles’ meter

maid 29 Attention-getters 30 “Diamond Lil”

playwright 33 Deceitful 34 Sushi fish 35 Carnegie or Evans 37 Large cask 39 Sunburned 41 Summer cooler

(2 wds.) 42 Trendy 43 Search blindly 44 Carioca’s home 47 Prima — 48 Fire chief’s

suspicion 49 Thick with cattails 50 Changed address 51 Bathtub toy 52 Muff 53 Bob Seger’s

“— a Rock” 54 Court order 55 Overrule 56 Big — — elephant 59 Thai temple 60 1950s prez