Here are the answers to the crossword puzzle from our newspaper published on October 24, 2017.
ACROSS 1 Dries out, as wood 5 Kind of hat 10 Algebra and trig 14 Grate upon 15 Question starter 16 Land measure 17 Ballet costume 18 Jazzman -- Blake 19 Ice palace 20 Spread liberally 22 Lower in esteem 24 -- "King" Cole 25 IV x XIII 26 Seek old haunts 30 Not specific 34 Out of control 35 Goofed up 37 Long couch 38 "Old" London theatre 39 To date 40 Plant sci. 41 Pizzazz 43 Tomato jelly 45 Sulk 46 Pleasure 48 Railroad bridge 50 Crusty dessert 51 A Miss America host 52 Makeshift 56 Eye makeup 60 BMW rival 61 Extinct birds 63 Speeds off 64 By and by 65 Relish tray item 66 Fateful day 67 Broken-off glacier 68 Wined and dined 69 Roman foe
DOWN 1 Crafts' partner 2 Caesar's conquest 3 This, in Havana 4 1957 launch 5 Term of endearment 6 It comes before Fri. 7 -- -eye steak 8 Like limes 9 Having tires 10 Takes vows 11 Diva's solo 12 Water the houseplants 13 Cod kin 21 Possesses 23 Card game for two 26 Carried on about 27 French writer -- Zola 28 Not shy 29 Lovers' meeting 30 Catch on (2 wds.) 31 Bomb-squad worker 32 Run -- (go against) 33 Coffee and steamed milk 36 Tie fabric 42 Biting 43 In front (2 wds.) 44 Wrinkled 45 Fortune-teller 47 Temporary job 49 Ernie of the PGA 52 Volvo rival 53 Ditty 54 Hound's trail 55 Barbershop sign 56 Relocate 57 White House operative 58 Film spool 59 Staff subordinate (abbr.) 62 Telegraph signal