Here are the answers to the crossword puzzle from our newspaper published on April 11, 2017
ACROSS 1 Finishes a skirt 5 "Star Wars" thug 10 Ketch's cousin 14 Landed 15 NBA's Shaquille 16 Jai -- 17 Glasnost initials 18 Model's need 19 Change decor 20 Lustrous fabric 22 Takes part (2 wds.) 24 Body part 25 First-rate 26 Sapporo's island 30 Wild guesses 35 Feminine principle 36 Eighteen-wheeler 37 Free 38 Cloud-nine feeling 41 Spot remover 43 When pigs fly 44 Down Under bird 45 Paramount rival 46 "Hello" chanteuse 47 Scatters 50 Non-verbal OKs 53 Dovetail 54 Acrobat's bar 58 24-hour racing locale 62 Chenille item 63 Teacher of Stradivari 66 Follow the rules 67 Thought 68 Violinist's stickum 69 In no time 70 Pills and such 71 Tap 72 Ballad
DOWN 1 Herr's abode 2 "Frozen" princess 3 Haze 4 Talk a blue -- 5 "Dog Barking at the Moon" painter (2 wds.) 6 Filmmaker -- Lee 7 Pollen spreader 8 Ukulele cousin 9 Choral section 10 Wild tale 11 Stein fillers 12 Dry riverbed 13 "Wimoweh" beast 21 Baseball stat 23 Newsstand buy 25 Quagmire 26 "Laughing" animal 27 Helped the Tin Man 28 Jack, in cards 29 "Gunga --" 31 Explosive letters 32 Ion sources 33 Overindulge 34 Appears 39 Util. bill 40 Curie daughter 41 Fifi's boyfriend 42 Fashion accessory (2 wds.) 44 Mag. staff 48 "-- upon this quiet life!" 49 Farthest 51 Missouri range 52 Brat, plus 54 Neaten a beard 55 Took the trolley 56 Not up yet 57 Potpie veggies 59 -- Ben Adhem 60 Gas for a sign 61 New Year's Eve word 64 Active Japanese volcano 65 Nervous twitch