NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
Across
1 Flexible, electrically speaking 5 “Calculating” device 8 Braininess 14 “Call on me! Call on me!” 15 Alley-___ 16 Alaskan grizzly 17 Part 1 of a maxim by Publilius Syrus, hinted at by the series of circled letters 19 Sitting at a red light, say 20 Part 2 of the maxim 22 Bro, e.g. 23 Level, for one 24 Ballpark fig. 25 Sitter’s handful 28 Looney Tunes “devil,” informally 30 Houlihan player on “M*A*S*H” 32 See 47-Across 34 Prego competitor 36 Damage inflicted 39 Drawing contests? 41 G.I. fare 42 Some military choppers 44 “BOGO” event 45 Gets free, as a smoke 47 With 32-Across, whopper 48 Place for a pavilion 50 Place for a stud 52 Cipher creator’s need 53 R.V. stopover 56 All there 58 Carrere of “Wayne’s World” 60 Part 3 of the maxim 64 Risks 65 End of the maxim 68 Saffron-flavored dish 69 Mamie’s man 70 State firmly 71 “Missed it by tha-a-at much!” 72 Beat by a hair 73 “That hurts!”
Down
1 Owner of Map Quest and Moviefone 2 Physician-turned-revolutionary 3 “The lady ___ protest too much”: Shak. 4 Total confusion 5 Mr. ___ (Hershey’s product) 6 Bear of children’s lit 7 Win one, lose one 8 Winter lift 9 Easter Island statue, e.g. 10 Score after deuce 11 Potato chip feature 12 Anklebone 13 Sport utilizing a throwing machine 18 Move like a moth 21 Sarcastic “Sorry!” 25 “___ be an honor!” 26 First graphic novel to win a Pulitzer (1992) 27 Courtroom entry 29 Between-periods equipment 31 Offerer of hot tips 33 Palindromic magazine title 35 “Despicable Me” super villain 37 Release à la Edward Snowden 38 Lovett of country 40 Advertising truism 43 Like some grins 46 Extracurricular study for many a high
school jr. 49 Handles clumsily 51 Antipiracy org. 53 Honor society letter 54 10-year-old Oscar winner for “Paper
Moon” 55 Pertinent, in law 57 Like a pixie 59 Test, a sore 61 Port on the Big Island 62 Shape-shifting Norse god 63 Command under “File” 66 Icky stuff 67 “That’s icky!”