N.Y. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Inflated senses of self 5 Moisture in the air 10 Flower girl? 14 Muppet with a unibrow 15 Furious 16 The “N” of N.F.L.: Abbr. 17 Coating for fish that you might think would make you tipsy 19 Sound heard in a cave 20 “Cheers!,” in Scandinavia 21 Historical periods 23 Derby or fedora 24 Cinderella’s carriage 28 Hit the slopes 31 ___ v. Wade 32 Cousins of emus 33 Classical paintings 35 Org. that operates the Jupiter orbiter 38 ___-C.I.O. 39 Rough estimates … or what the ends of 17-, 24-, 52and 65-Across are? 44 Slangy “sweetie” 45 Pepper’s partner 46 California wine valley 47 Popular pain reliever 49 Have a part in a play 51 Talk, talk, talk 52 Waiter’s refilling aid 57 Utmost 58 Sport for heavyweights 59 Curses (out) 63 Couple, in a gossip column 65 Overhead cooler 68 Ruler said to have fiddled while Rome burned 69 Superman’s birth name 70 Song for a diva 71 Sprouted 72 Underhanded sort 73 Like marathons and maxiskirts

DOWN 1 Recedes, as the tide 2 Sheldon of “The Big Bang Theory,” for one 3 Cookie that may be dipped in milk 4 Subway standee’s support 5 By way of 6 Works at a museum 7 ___ Philippe (Swiss watchmaker) 8 Cheri formerly of “S.N.L” 9 Aired, as old TV shows 10 Suffix with serpent 11 Host of TV’s “30 Minute Meals” 12 Cornell University’s home 13 Tree huggers? 18 Fuzzy picture 22 One who’s all skin and bones 25 Leonardo da Vinci’s “___ Lisa” 26 Fruits that are a little grittier than apples 27 “That sounds good — NOT!” 28 Cry big tears 29 Maker of autodom’s Optima 30 Words after “Reach Out” in a #1 Four Tops hit 34 Work like a dog 36 Cousin of calypso 37 Quacky insurance giant 40 House of Lords members 41 Scratch target 42 Pollution police, for short 43 Softhead 47 Store window shader 48 ___-day Saints (Mormons) 50 Fork-tailed bird 53 Hockey discs 54 “Wait, let me explain …” 55 French fabric 56 Majestic 60 Big, round head of hair 61 Street through the middle of town 62 Slight problem 64 Cut the lawn 66 Pasture 67 Kind