TODAY’S CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Roof support 6 Joker or ace

10 More than willing 14 Nouveau — 15 Islamic chieftain 16 Without a companion

17 Time waster 18 Absorbing

20 Briny

22 Auric’s creator 23 Grassy field 24 Mauna —

25 Beaux

27 Exploited

30 Fem. saint

31 Sea dog

32 Anwar of Egypt 34 Did the exterior 38 Roulette color 40 Citrus fruits 42 Oddball

43 Al of Indy fame 45 Fortune-teller’s deck

47 Set ablaze 48 Weaken 50 Alternative to pajamas

52 Most delicious 56 Earth (pref.) 57 Ottoman official 58 Mr. Hurok

59 Waffle toppings 62 Star’s part, often (2 wds.) 65 Bitterly pungent 67 Lamb’s alias 68 Um-hmm (2 wds.) 69 Cellular device 70 Vegas rival

71 Polite cough

72 Gulf nation

DOWN

1 Prefix for dent 2 Eliminates 3 Stanford rival 4 Beach finds

5 Not just flirting 6 Give up territory 7 Jacques’ friend 8 Unbending 9 Aspirations 10 Neighbor of CTRL 11 Curtain material 12 Deeply felt 13 Ballerina painter 19 Bad moods 21 Twangy, as a voice 25 Inflexible in opinion 26 Harness piece 27 Earth’s satellite 28 Sacred bird of Egypt

29 Shorten an article 31 Eland cousin

33 Garr of “Tootsie” 35 Salami seller 36 Buffalo’s lake 37 Insect killer

39 Sack out 41 Waterlogged 44 Jack up

46 Treatment

49 “Will it play in —?” 51 Fencer’s shout 52 Spud 53 Like a gymnast 54 Tuxedo trim 55 Spill over 59 Come off as 60 Teen event 61 Calculator key 63 Thai neighbor 64 Kung fu expert Bruce —

66 Cozy room