NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
Across
1 “That’s hilarious!” 5 Acting groups 10 Flexed, as at the elbow 14 Pitchers’ stats 15 Dizzying illusions 16 ___ Ant (cartoon superhero) 17 Harvard rival 18 Disprove 19 Sand hill 20 1899-1901 uprising in China 23 Actress Thurman of “Gattaca” 24 Fictional news director Grant 25 Palindromic term of address 28 Style of “iPhone” or “eBay,” typographically 34 Poet Dickinson 35 Banned apple spray 36 Potter’s oven 37 Talk smack about 38 Poor passing grade 39 June honoree 40 Ancient Peruvian 42 ___ Mountains (range east of Moscow) 43 Tequila plant 45 “Great!” 47 Rattan furniture maker 48 Connected PC group 49 YouTube video additions of 2007 50 Vacillate 58 Ride to an awards show 59 Overly enthusiastic 60 Muslim pilgrimage 62 Manipulator 63 Negotiated peace 64 “Twist, Lick, Dunk” cookie 65 Stinky 66 Internet troll, maybe 67 Stow on a ship
Down
1 With 61-Down, Jimi Hendrix’s first single … or a hint to the starts of 20-, 28-, 45and 50-Across 2 Saudi, e.g. 3 Angel’s topper 4 Like amoeba reproduction 5 Snake charmer’s snake 6 Imitator 7 “50% off” event 8 Chicago daily, familiarly 9 Pittsburgh N.F.L. team 10 What the number 13 brings, supposedly 11 Sewing case 12 Taboo thing 13 Capone’s adversaries, informally 21 One of 22 for Jon Stewart 22 1-Across, in textspeak 25 Military first-aid expert 26 Protein acid 27 Dance club with a glittery ball overhead 28 Frank who directed “It’s a Wonderful Life” 29 Writer Edgar ___ Poe 30 Claws savagely 31 Actor Quinn 32 One emancipated by emancipation 33 Rear-___ (certain accident) 38 0 degrees, on a compass 41 This, and no play, make Jack a dull boy 43 “For Those About to Rock” band 44 Low-ethanol fuel blend 46 Scrooge outburst 49 Puff ___ (snake) 50 Photo of a speeding car, maybe 51 Bart Simpson’s sister 52 Harbinger 53 Scarlett O’Hara’s plantation 54 Touch, as two states 55 Naughty’s opposite 56 Doctor Zhivago’s love 57 Handled tunes at a dance, say 61 See 1-Down