Today’s Crossword

ACROSS 1 Clenched hand 5 Punctuation

mark 10 Converted sofas 14 Quechua speaker 15 Strange 16 Lamb’s alias 17 Indicator 18 Linguine topper 19 Puppy-chow

brand 20 Aquatic mammal 22 Venezuela city 24 Time to eat 27 Slat 28 Very happy 32 Shish — (var.) 35 Ex-GI 36 Smaller than

mini 38 Inventor of

dynamite 40 Party tray

cheese 42 Parakeet treats 44 Hatha — 45 Unclad 47 “M.A.S.H.” clerk 49 Crooner

— Damone 50 Rises up on the

hind legs 52 Lantern fuel 54 Burden 56 Paddy plant 57 Many TV dinners 60 Is acquainted with 64 Fruit or bird 65 Rent 68 Satisfy 69 Particular 70 Take the dais 71 Neutral color 72 Fabricated 73 Break the rules 74 Tool storage DOWN 1 Spot’s pal 2 Monogram pt. 3 A word to kitty 4 Natural gift 5 Gown go-with 6 Bravo, in Spain 7 Etc. category 8 Zinc or iron 9 Parka 10 Brian Wilson or Mike Love (2 wds.) First name in jazz Makes candles — Paulo, Brazil Be footloose Pharaoh’s god Name in elevators More polite Smooth and level Hot tub material Wooden post Spooky noise 11 12 13 21 23 25 26 28 29 30 31 33 34 37 39 41 43 46 48 51 53 55 57 58 59 61 62 63 64 66 67 Over Kick off More peculiar Fasten a shoe Dinner hour Indian wrap Lemon candy Gibraltar landmark Sea dog Sees or hears Farm implement pioneer Pocket bread Had a mortgage Auto import from Sweden Shriek of pain Hidden mike Wall upright Delaney of “NYPD Blue” Fem. saint Sushi morsel