N.Y. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Tough-toremove stain 7 Cracked 10 Basketball brand 14 Big report 15 Severe test 17 Gets frosty 18 Concern for the E.P.A. 19 Outdoor lighting fixtures? 20 Drawings seen in France’s Rouffignac Cave 21 Grey Goose competitor 23 Striplings 24 “Love in the Time of ___” (Gabriel García Márquez novel) 28 Shake 31 Actress Anderson 32 What putting one’s finger to one’s lips may mean 38 Indoor recess 39 Headline after a market crash 40 “Walkabout” director Nicolas 41 Pleasureseeking 42 Cell tower feature 44 ___ vivant 45 British title holder 47 Parris Island grp. 51 Video game units 55 Stuffed garnishes 59 Code broken by rats 61 Waistband sight … or what 20-, 39- and 55Across each have? 62 What red may mean 63 “You got it!” 64 Acquire via blackmail 65 Otherwise called 66 Spreads, as straw

DOWN

1 Less than 1%, say 2 Order across the border 3 Sarcastic response 4 “Holy smokes!” 5 Salon stuff 6 Hype (up) 7 Sci-fi character nicknamed “Bones” 8 1968 selftitled folk album 9 Drawing contest? 10 Like records that are easily broken? 11 President whose initials were also his dog’s name 12 Long, old yarn 13 Come to ___ 16 Nutritional label abbr. 20 Nemesis of the Clanton gang 22 Deity often depicted with blue skin 24 Santa ___ 25 Biker’s invitation 26 Dawn 27 One working for the lord 28 Patriarch with 12 sons 29 ___ quarter (refuse mercy) 30 Shellac, e.g. 33 What might make up for lost ground? 34 Also keeps in the know, in a way 35 Corruption 36 Skull and Bones collegian 37 “Cake Boss” channel 43 One living in the sticks, e.g. 46 Modern home of ancient Tripolitania 47 Dark 48 Cache 49 Made field calls? 50 Carries on through difficulty 51 Lucky strike? 52 Wide-screen format 53 Magma conduit 54 “And so …” 56 Not assertive 57 Visitor to Rick’s Café Américain 58 Figures in the 2016 film “Arrival,” for short 60 Works in a salon