Here are the answers to the crossword puzzle from our newspaper published on March 6, 2018.
ACROSS 1 Laird's household 5 Feudal estates 10 Pamper 14 Verdi opera 15 Boom box 16 Capable of (2 wds.) 17 In a comforting manner 19 Name of a thing 20 Came afterward 21 Set firmly 23 Pitcher Nolan -- 25 Tamper-resistant 28 Humorist -- Bombeck 31 Response to a proposal 33 Sports palaces 35 Make cloudy 36 Smooth fabric 38 First 007 movie (2 wds.) 39 Annex 40 Involuntary movement 41 Make public 42 Muse of history 44 Column order 46 Disney CEO Bob -- 47 Abounded 49 Util. bill 50 Bank on 51 Fought with swords 53 Grabbed a taxi 55 Perjurers 57 Short jacket 61 Cry of surprise 64 Gossip 66 Carrot or beet 67 Ham it up 68 Cat's lives 69 Soap bubbles 70 -- -toothed tiger 71 Poor grades
DOWN 1 Instance 2 Wildebeest chaser 3 Uproars 4 Not artificial 5 Paydays 6 John, in Aberdeen 7 Verge 8 Thin coatings 9 Meat substitute 10 Tied together 11 GI address 12 252 calories 13 Poetic adverb 18 "-- Jude" 22 Play it by -- 24 "Peachy-keen!" 26 Make furious 27 Boone or Webster 28 Put up 29 Threw the dice 30 Setting 32 Tour of duty 34 Apologetic 37 More aloof 43 Diner fare 44 Forms a thought 45 Slug 46 Leprechaun land 48 Cotton gin name 52 Serious play 54 Forest mom 56 Neatnik opposite 58 Huron neighbor 59 Lalique or Descartes 60 Mineral deposits 61 Birthday no. 62 Debtor's note 63 Okra morsel 65 Cousteau's summer