N.Y. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 “Winniethe-___” 5 “Kisses, dahling!” 9 Recorded on a cassette 14 Something cleared up by Clearasil 15 Akron’s home 16 To whom Butler said “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn” 17 Slow-cooked beef entree 19 Used a light beam on in surgery 20 Samuel of the Supreme Court 21 “How do you ___?” (court query) 23 Indenting key 24 Indian tribe that lent its name to two states 26 Fabled city of wealth sought by conquistadors 28 Before, to Byron 29 401(k) relative 31 Versatile piece of furniture 32 Put into law 34 Detroit factory output 35 One with a leg up in the circus business? 39 Trig or calc 41 October birthstones 42 Tel Aviv native 46 Sch. run by the Latterday Saints 47 Have bills 50 Gambling scam 52 High on pot 54 Bottle alternative 55 Laughs loudly 57 Big name in retail jewelry 58 “Shucks, you shouldn’t have!” 60 What the starts of 17-, 26-, 35- and 50-Across are 62 ___ Ste. Marie, Mich. 63 Regarding 64 List-ending abbr. 65 Writers’ wrongs? 66 Container for eggs 67 Cincinnati team

DOWN

1 Macy’s Thanksgiving event 2 Eye-related 3 Like a live radio announcer 4 Aware of, in cool-cat slang 5 Cow sound 6 Fly swatter sound 7 Passage in a plane 8 Red Monopoly purchases 9 Described, as something in the past 10 “So THAT’s the story here!” 11 Carb-heavy buffet area 12 Kindle or Nook 13 Some pudgy, middle-aged physiques, informally 18 Corkscrewshaped noodles 22 Commotion 25 Asia’s ___ Sea 27 Off to the ___ (starting strong) 30 Coll. entrance exam 32 Actor Hawke of “Boyhood” 33 What it takes to tango 35 Hang, Wild West-style 36 Alert to squad cars, for short 37 Big name in potato chips 38 All thumbs 39 Wrong for the role 40 “Go ahead, shoot!” 43 Longnecked waders 44 Language in Vientiane 45 “Your work is wonderful” 47 Airing after midnight, say 48 Little shaver, to a Scot 49 ’50s Ford flops 51 Clear the blackboard 53 Many a John Wayne film, informally 56 Takes a chair 59 “Evil Woman” rock grp. 61 “Balderdash!”