NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Shoot out, as 14-Across
5 Peach stones
9 Demanding that people do this and do that
14 Volcanic rock
15 Uncork, as a bottle
16 Livid
17 At the lower side of the pH scale 18 Maple or oak
19 Stepping on the baseline when serving in tennis, e.g.
20 Holder of wires along a street 23 Gloom’s partner
24 Actor Efron of “The Greatest Showman”
25 Subway scurrier
28 Like one end of a battery: Abbr. 31 Aggressive defensive soccer maneuver 34 Midterm or final
36 That, in Tijuana 37 Eco-conscious Dr. Seuss character 38 Red facial spots
39 Transmits
42 Toward sunrise
43 ___-wip (dessert topping)
45 “Black gold”
46 Nickname for John Wayne, with “the” 47 Series of funny outtakes 51 Smidgen
52 Fashion designer’s monogram 53 Have another birthday
54 Golf ball props
56 Toy in a 2017 craze
62 Cricket’s sound
64 Pairs
65 College in New Rochelle, N.Y. 66 Pavarotti, voicewise
67 Inner: Prefix
68 Some natural hairdos, for short 69 Horned safari animal
70 Student body overseer
71 Use the items found at the ends of the answers to 20-, 31-, 47- and 56-Across
DOWN
1 Part of a bed’s base
2 Tempo
3 Wicked
4 Walked through water
5 Things filled by a highway crew
6 “On my honor!”
7 Adolescent
8 Something that’s impossible to do with one’s eyes open, per an urban legend
9 Dual-purpose bit of eyewear
10 Of the mouth
11 Hot dog topper
12 The Cards, on a scoreboard
13 Up until now
21 Like one end of a battery: Abbr. 22 Consoling touch 26 Anchorage’s home 27 Communicated via iMessage or WhatsApp
28 In the area
29 Gets all A’s, say
30 James ___, portrayer of Tony Soprano on “The Sopranos”
32 Benefactor
33 Like mixed doubles tennis, in college 35 “Love ___” (Beatles hit)
40 Fizzy, sugarless beverage
41 Takes a night to think over
44 Apple tablet with an attachable keyboard
48 Omelet or quiche ingredient
49 Like clarinets and oboes 50 Hawaiian garland
55 Quick smell
57 Hotel amenity with a cord
58 Adjust, as a piano
59 “Me neither”
60 Grandson of Adam and Eve
61 What talcum powder may prevent 62 Middle: Abbr.
63 The laugh of someone who’s up to no good