n.Y. times crossword

ACROSS

1 Engaged in countryto-country combat 6 Dance movement 10 Story about Zeus and Hera, e.g. 14 Be dishonest with 15 Language of Bangkok 16 Salmon variety 17 Small floor covering 19 Witticism 20 Gummy gumbo vegetable 21 “Winnie-thePooh” baby 22 Irene of old Hollywood 23 Standard breakfast order 27 Johnny who sang “Chances Are” 29 Toward shelter, at sea 30 White as a ghost 31 Legacy student’s relative, for short 33 Friendly 37 Nintendo game console 38 Lead off … or a hint to the circled letters 41 Aye’s opposite 42 Makings of a castle at the beach 44 Gyro wrap 45 Waste maker, in a saying 47 At any time 49 Entries in the minus column 50 Passover no-no 55 Holder of unread emails 56 Savings plan for old age, in short 57 Kudrow of “Friends” 60 Cut and paste text, e.g.

61 Play H-O-R-S-E, say 64 Michelangelo’s “David,” for one 65 German luxury carmaker 66 Arctic people 67 Put the pedal to the metal 68 Get over a sunburn, maybe 69 Green pasta sauce

DOWN

1 Likewise

2 Sound of a watch 3 Diminishes, as patience 4 Embassy staffer 5 “Poppycock!” 6 Longtime senator Thurmond 7 Pulsate 8 French water 9 Big Bad Wolf’s target 10 Steve who directed “12 Years a Slave” 11 The “Y” of Michael Jackson’s “P.Y.T.” 12 The “T” of Michael Jackson’s “P.Y.T.” 13 “High” feelings 18 Timeline periods 22 J.F.K.’s predecessor 24 Age indicator in a tree trunk 25 Actress Linney in “Kinsey” 26 Trees attacked by bark beetles 27 Cavernous openings 28 Home to 48 countries 31 Blazing 32 Blazing 34 Sneakily dangerous 35 Suffragist Carrie Chapman ___ 36 Baby blues, e.g.

39 Like most businesses from 9 to 5 40 “Get ___ to a nunnery”: Hamlet 43 Totally loyal

46 Sea snail with a mother-ofpearl shell 48 Annoy 49 “Shucks!” 50 Creditors’ claims on property 51 Ultimately become 52 Bear patiently 53 Semiconductor device with two terminals 54 Swelter 58 Barbecue rod 59 Concerning 61 Source of maple syrup 62 Choice from a painter’s palette 63 Belly dancer’s gyrating body part