TODAY’S CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Poet’s black

5 Ellipse

9 Famous

14 Rhett’s hangout 15 Foal’s father

16 Shelf

17 Jai —

18 Quechua speaker 19 Thai or Iraqi

20 Like moonlight 22 Baggage handlers 24 Napoleon’s fate 26 Corporate exec 27 Desert bloomer 30 Roll shape

35 Leering sort

36 Mets’ former ballpark

37 “Fish Magic” artist 38 Kiwi’s extinct kin 39 Laments

42 St.

43 Orchidlike blossom 45 Burglar’s “key” 46 Gobbled up

48 Run for office 50 Footman’s attire 51 Casserole cover 52 Actress — Davis 54 Guaranteed

58 Torpor

62 Island off Naples 63 Outfits

65 Na+ and Cl- 66 Portrait

67 Muscle complaint 68 Film

69 Keep from acting 70 Wagers

71 Designer — Schiaparelli

DOWN

1 LAX guesses

2 Island near Java 3 Grad-school exam 4 Lack of experience 5 Horus’ father 6 Upholstery choice 7 Curved line

8 Frog step

9 Stares angrily 10 Update inventory 11 Actress — Falco 12 Microbiology gel 13 Playing cards 21 Bedroom community

23 Coral reef locale 25 Reverberating 27 Stand-up —

28 Greek market

29 State as fact

31 Pore over a book 32 Make happy

33 Firm refusal 34 Smaller than small 36 Urban haze

40 Leave out 41 Trawler net 44 Spend like crazy 47 Greed

49 More open 50 Optician’s wares 53 Octopus leg count 54 Sour

55 No different

56 Mild quarrel

57 Dull, as a color 59 Elbow grease 60 Bed-and-breakfasts 61 Offshore

64 Finish the cupcakes