TODAY’S CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Tenderhearted

5 Facetious tribute

10 Knocks sharply

14 McClurg or Brickell

15 Enthusiastic

16 Tentlike dwelling

17 La femme

18 Import and export

19 Locale

20 Tree frog

22 Acrobat

24 Yale alumnus

25 Mexican dollar

26 Most vacant, as a look

30 Poe’s visitor

35 Operate

36 Through

37 Not with anyone

38 Martian, in movies

41 Hit head-on

43 Loose-limbed

44 Voight of film

45 New England catch

46 Curio

47 Removes, as a cap

50 Fills with wonder

53 Pipe joint

54 Nova Scotia city

58 Bandit

62 “So be it!”

63 Wheel spokes

66 Radius neighbor

67 White wader

68 Spunk

69 Kites and blocks

70 Upper story

71 Use a poker

72 Barter

DOWN

1 Salt away

2 Like some fears

3 Cleopatra’s river

4 Get lower

5 Fetch

6 Propel a rowboat

7 Turkish potentate

8 Papyrus is one

9 Cards above deuces

10 Pitcher Nolan —

11 Subtle glow

12 U.S. leader

13 ASAP

21 Taiga denizen

23 Fable ending

25 Educational org.

26 Bramble

27 Fencer’s move

28 Ear part

29 Edmund Hillary’s title

31 Sum total

32 Bass or soprano

33 Grant money for

34 More than wants

39 Frazier foe

40 Coffee order

41 Take for a ride

42 Picket line placard (2 wds.)

44 Au — (menu phrase)

48 Exec

49 Disproves

51 Bends out of shape

52 Praise to the skies

54 Crop hazard

55 Oblong pulpit

56 Explorer — Ericson

57 Prof.

59 Explode

60 One-named singer

61 Rough file

64 Batman and Robin

65 “Ugh!”