THE FRIDAY CROSSWORD

Across

1 Curved trajectories

5 Artisan's machine

10 Beaks

14 Clever maneuver

15 Island off Scotland

16 Type of dissertation

17 Haphazard

19 Extremely

20 Gladden

21 Buddhist shrine

23 Requirement

25 Watson's pegs

26 Art gallery letters

29 Unscrupulous males

31 Ready for action

34 California fort

35 Family group

36 Cow, e.g.

37 Dead Sea find

39 Small casserole

41 Pine Tree State

42 Comedian Caesar's namesakes

43 Recent

44 Unique

47 Appends

48 Disconsolate

49 Part of a parrot's beak

50 Ancient moon goddess

52 Opprobrium

53 Tales

56 Baroque composer

59 From stem to stern

62 Reed instrument

63 Poetic lament

64 Irish Republic, formerly

65 Fuse

66 Elbow

67 Alphabetic chain

Down

1 Yearn

2 Stir up

3 Routine

4 Sudden outpourings

5 Youth

6 Raid the arsenal

7 Beloved of Isolde

8 Get a move on

9 Followed

10 Heavenly body

11 Wrath

12 Obstruct

13 Wily

18 Born: Fr.

22 Old Testament book

24 Uninteresting

26 Occasionally

27 Gassed up

28 Scatters

29 Harmonious system

30 Mysteries

32 Ballet step

33 Cut short

35 Grip firmly

38 roll

39 Sesame plant: var.

40 Pastoral composition

42 Reacted disparagingly

45 Overwhelm with noise

46 Imitation gold

47 Garland

51 Armed services grp.

52 Molt

54 Bushy hairdo

55 Stage

56 Salaam

57 ''Honest'' politician

58 Mountain pass

60 Humpty Dumpty

61 Affirmative vote