TODAY’S CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 “Star Wars” gangster 6 Commuter line 10 Quote from 14 Barracuda habitat 15 French bread 16 Jet black 17 Close or Miller 18 Lobster appendage 19 Liquefy 20 Divided 22 Having less rigidity 24 God of war 25 “High Hopes” singer 26 Rutabagas 29 “Mystic River” lead 30 Newton or Asimov 31 IBMcompatibles 32 Consider 36 Cartoon shriek 37 Follow the example of 41 Big fuss 42 Took a straw 44 Beth and Jo’s sister 45 Zodiac sign 47 SOS response 49 Read hurriedly 51 Small houses of the Southwest 54 Eyebrow shapes 55 Fish hawk 56 Bellowing ones 60 Watch’s face 61 “Puppy Love” singer 63 Atelier item 64 Singer — Adams 65 Roulette color 66 Buoy up 67 Email program command 68 Tijuana Ms. 69 Twisted sideways

DOWN

1 Trots 2 Rights org. 3 “How’ve ya —?” 4 Kerchief 5 Vampire chronicler (2 wds.) 6 Nook or cranny 7 New Year’s Eve word 8 Lyricist — Gershwin 9 Most humble 10 Order 11 All thumbs 12 Before Polk 13 Left over 21 D.C. figure 23 Room offerer 25 Humane org. 26 Made fast 27 Computer owner 28 Long-handled tool 31 Labor at 33 Get by effort 34 Razor feature 35 Emotional tone 38 Kuala Lumpur residents 39 Refs 40 Refugees 43 Spun around 46 Hook up 48 Riviera summer 49 Bedouin’s domain 50 — -Magnon man 51 Encryptions 52 All kidding — 53 Where Seville is 56 Short play 57 Jacob tricked him 58 Nerve network 59 Yukon hauler 62 A conjunction