Daily American Crossword

8 April

Across

1 Beach resorts
6 Hindu scripture
10 Hector's home
14 Fend off
15 "Return of the Jedi" creature
16 Cold coating
17 Ancient region where Romania is now
18 Notes after do
19 Weapon in a silo, for short
20 Smiled derisively
22 Open-shelved cabinet
24 Fruitlessly
26 Author Nelson
27 Stagger
29 Bridal path
31 Canine cry
32 Lean
34 Burst forth
38 Winter bug
39 Cavalry mount
41 Creek
42 10th U.S. president
44 Frost
45 Camera type
46 Post-op therapy
48 Cash register key
51 Heavy silk fabric
54 In the same place
56 Groundbreaker
58 Gave new hands
61 Taiwan Strait island
62 Circle dance of Israel
64 Relish
65 "The Way We __"
66 Car part

67 Bend over
68 "The Untouchables" hero
69 "Swiss Family Robinson" author
70 Mellifluous Mel

Down

1 Young men
2 Lendl of tennis
3 Dishonest
4 East
5 Suffer from hunger
6 "Rigoletto" composer
7 Lamb's mom
8 Hemispherical roof

9 Japanese dogs
10 Set off
11 Kitchen gadget
12 Game played with deck of 40 cards
13 Neighbor of Oman
21 Ground
23 To go, in Tours
25 Kenya's capital
27 27th U.S. president
28 Paris airport
30 Actress Swenson
33 Mirthful sound
35 Heavenly bear
36 Tablet
37 Biblical weed

39 El Greco's homeland
40 Bert's "Sesame Street" buddy
43 Furies, in Greek myth
47 Bray
49 Least typical
50 Taken care of
51 Bring forth young
52 Evangelist McPherson
53 Secures a ship
55 Scottish slopes
57 Popular theater name
59 Weaving-frame
60 Sort
63 "Kidnapped" author's monogram