ToDay’s CrossWorD
ACROSS
1 Prying 5 Clutch 9 Taken — (surprised)
14 Eye impolitely
15 Bronte governess
16 Blockbuster
17 Authentic
18 Nonpartisanship
20 Whimpers
22 Dundee refusal
23 Works by Keats
24 “Fatha” Hines
27 Bldg. manager
29 Obsolete
33 Holds in
suspense
37 — Merkel
38 Whiskers
40 Bought and sold
41 Race by, as
clouds
43 Garden mollusk
45 Muslim mystic
46 Mended, in a
way
48 Libel
50 Tumult
51 Buys
53 Banding
55 Redding of blues
57 Pouches
58 Celebration
61 Waiter’s check
63 Patronage
67 State clearly
71 Radius neighbor
72 Ridiculous
73 Geishas’ apparel
74 Morse clicks
75 Dismiss (2 wds.)
76 Enjoys a siesta
77 Woodwind
instrument
DOWN
1 Benchmark 2 Pointed arch 3 Popular side dish
4 Cheered
5 Ike’s rank
6 Blended whiskey
7 — — for one’s money
8 Early VCRs
9 Japanese pearl diver
10 Western neckwear (2 wds.)
11 Rah-rah
12 Refer to
13 Islets 19 Do another hitch
(hyph.)
21 Volvo rival
25 Motorist nos.
26 Tilts
28 Okra morsel
29 Gives the boot to
30 Use a bottle
opener
31 Pantyhose hue
32 Tots of whiskey
34 Kuwaiti’s
neighbor
35 Dainty
36 Smart
39 Loses some
42 Meaning 44 Zhivago’s love
47 Insect killer
49 Costa —
52 In — (as found)
54 Fake
56 Beauty shop
58 Stop working
59 Ocean bird
60 Right away
62 Rum-soaked
cake
64 Insincere
65 Wild about
66 Letter encl.
68 Company VIP
69 Bit of advice
70 Slalom run