NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 *Not pointed … and the start of an eight-step word ladder 6 Pinheads
11 It may be coddled
14 Perez who was nominated for an Oscar for “Fearless”
15 *Say impetuously
16 Follower of “me” as a statement and “you” as a question
17 He said “What Washington needs is adult supervision”
18 Ballet support
19 With 45-Down, some drawing rooms 20 *“Paul ___: Mall Cop” (2009 comedy)
22 No longer in bed?
24 Ranted (at)
27 The “L” in this store’s logo hints at the store’s name
28 Temper, as metal 29 *Announce with great fanfare 30 Grandpa Walton, for short 31 “Guy’s Big Bite” Food Network host 33 N.F.L. QB Carr
37 Articulated
39 *Feature of a 24 and 36-Down
41 Tailor-made
42 What comes in waves?
44 Cake finishers
46 Kauai keepsake
47 *Rock band with six #1 British hits in the 1970s
49 The “se” in per se
51 Popular Jazz Age instrument
54 Sea creature with eight arms 55 Cabbage or kale
56 *Throwing ___ (dissing someone publicly)
58 Bit of cream
59 Ice pad?
61 Going to experience
65 She, in Portuguese
66 *Not be a pig
67 Earth tone
68 Operated 69 Eye woes
70 *Pointed … and the end of the word ladder
DOWN
1 “My man”
2 Upshot?
3 Winner of 46 gold medals at the Rio Olympics
4 Spry
5 Fortunetelling aid
6 Rep. or Dem., e.g.
7 Blind side?
8 Big ___
9 Book slips
10 Flight attendant
11 Cyber Monday business
12 Stuff oneself
13 Ancient barbarians
21 Forgo the teleprompter, say 23 Pentathlon needs
24 Item with a 39-Across
25 End of ___
26 Not getting along (with)
27 Part of a water park
29 Aid after a neck or ankle injury 32 Skip over
34 Filled again, in a way
35 Mayella ___, “To Kill a Mockingbird” character
36 Item with a 39-Across 38 Smooth cotton thread
40 Jong who wrote “Fear of Flying” 43 The Rebels of the S.E.C.
45 See 19-Across
48 Land
50 Landfill emanation
51 Milk source
52 Marsupial without a tail
53 Kind of renewal
56 Teed off
57 Dirt movers
60 Set (down)
62 Govt. loan backer
63 Top defenseman of all time, per The Hockey News
64 Workout unit