N.Y. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 ___ Express (Boston-to-Washington connection) 6 Site of Zeno’s teaching 10 Prefix with -logical 14 Close-fitting head covering 15 Congers, e.g. 16 Salmon at a deli 17 Some evidence collected for trials 19 Birdbrain 20 Texting alternative 21 Boatloads 23 Police, informally 26 Part of a doctor’s visit 27 Blizzard results 28 Lyrist of myth 30 Lead-in to dog or horse 32 Made a fast stop? 33 Towel

35 Tel ___ 37 The works 40 ___ Mae (bond) 41 Scruff 42 Madre’s hermana 43 Wall-E’s love in “Wall-E” 44 Submarine commander of fiction 46 It’s often played before playing 48 Rule, informally 49 Solidify 50 Tranquil 51 “Hurray!” 53 Question before a name is repeated 55 Circuitry connectors 56 Standard equipment on most cars 59 Website with step-by-step tutorials 61 Solidify 62 A little behind 63 Bad-mouth 65 Pasta used in soups and salads 66 Maker’s mark? 71 Asian vessels 72 Tolkien character 73 Turkish money 74 Reason to see an ophthalmologist 75 Need for a modern pentathlon 76 High-tech package delivery method

DOWN

1 Do some arithmetic 2 One side of a debate 3 Word after many a president’s name 4 Zap, in a way 5 *Baseball, according to some 6 Old photo tones 7 *“A likely story!” 8 “Hurray!” 9 Longtime Syrian strongman 10 Sense 11 Warm winter coat contents … or what is present in the answer to each starred clue? 12 Give the boot 13 Vows 18 Upper limit, for short 22 *Dystopian novel set in the year 2540 23 Book that a bookkeeper keeps 24 Achieve great success 25 *Sports legend who was an M.V.P. for eight consecutive seasons 29 Boatload 31 Director DuVernay 34 Sense 36 Hoppy brews 38 Mortgagor, e.g. 39 Unlikeliest to be bought 45 Do some lawn work 47 Grueling Olympic race, for short 52 Melodic 54 “Now that makes sense!” 56 Retards 57 Deck with 78 cards

58 Its symbol is ORD 60 Elect (to) 64 Genre for “Chinatown” or “The Big Sleep” 67 Whelp 68 One side of a debate 69 Solo on the silver screen 70 Cornell-toYale dir.