TODAY’S CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS

1 First name in cheesecake

5 TGIF part

8 Midwest airport

13 Sit down heavily

14 Cheerful tone

16 “Bolero” composer

17 -- Stravinsky

18 European capital

19 Skyscraper part (hyph.)

20 Soft lid

21 Seize forcibly

22 Bobbysoxers

23 Livelier

25 What Hamlet smelled (2 wds.)

27 Make a decision

28 Awkwardly

32 Faux pas

35 It may be airtight

36 Born as

37 Corker

38 Long-necked birds

39 Force

40 Mouths, in zoology

41 Teen lingo

42 LaBelle or LuPone

43 Idle time filler (hyph.)

45 Josh

46 Perjured

47 Tamper with

51 Varsity (hyph.)

54 Absurd

56 Notice

57 Saying

58 Sweater feature

59 On the ocean

60 Seawater

61 Slalom

obstacle

62 Flood residues

63 Gene Autry movie

64 School of dolphins

65 -- tube

1 Curly-tailed pooch

2 Pool problem

3 Motel vacancies

4 Loan abbr. 5 Broccoli bit

6 Stair part

7 Misfortunes

8 Paper-folding art

9 Riding outfits

10 Assert positively

11 True

12 Endangered trees

15 Coming to

21 Towel off

24 Soy product

26 Gives a massage

28 Rattle

29 Rolling -- -(rich)

30 Let borrow

31 Hairy humanoid

32 Latch (on to)

33 Atmosphere

34 Harsh criticism

35 Honoring

38 Tart plum

39 Smidgens

41 Lifeguard

42 Pier foundation

44 Lily maid of Astolat

45 Sequenced by importance

47 Ipso -

48 Point of debate

49 Grazes

50 Baker’s leaven

51 Lectern

52 Scarlett’s mansion

53 Departure

55 Third-quarter tide

59 Oz. or tsp.