N.Y. TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1 Greek philosopher who was a student of Socrates 6 Disparaging remark 10 Some bake sale groups, for short 14 ___ box (computer prompt) 15 With 52-Down, home of the Leaning Tower 16 French river to the English Channel 17 Parish leader 18 “Yeah, sure” 19 Fill to excess 20 Took in takeout, say 21 *Seesaw 24 What a spin doctor might be called on to take care of 26 Hair stiffener 27 Prepare to be published 28 Coin that’s been legal tender since New Year’s Day in 2002 30 *Bring forward for display 33 Island near Java 36 Bandmate of McCartney, Lennon and Harrison 38 Tech school on the Hudson, for short 39 Harbinger 40 Falafel sauce 42 Nounforming suffix 43 Singer DiFranco 44 Birds symbolizing peace 45 Component of natural gas 47 *British hitmaker on Iggy Azalea’s “Black Widow” 49 “It’s c-c-ccold!” 50 “Cubist” Rubik 51 Science class, for short 53 Mathematician once pictured on Swiss money 57 *1970 war film about the attack on Pearl Harbor 61 Genesis woman 62 Genesis man 63 Forum garment 64 “The Handmaid’s Tale” author Margaret 66 ___ Field (home to the Mets) 67 Stuntman Knievel 68 Freshens, as a stamp pad 69 White Monopoly bills 70 Depend (on) 71 *Clarinetist Shaw … or, when said aloud, the only two consonants in the answers to the starred clues
DOWN 1 Michelangelo masterpiece 2 Like sneakers but not slippers 3 PC key 4 *“Sadly, you’re right” 5 Fairy tale meanie 6 Desire to harm 7 Defame in print 8 Computer operator 9 *Verminhunting dog 10 Stickie 11 *Pastaserving cafe 12 The “a” of a.m. 13 Palm reader, e.g. 14 Lacking brightness 22 Part of the psyche 23 Febreze target 25 Ivy League school in Philly 29 *Plumbing company whose jingle says “away go troubles down the drain” 30 Suede shade 31 Second word of fairy tales 32 Fork prong 33 Wild pig 34 Prefix with potent or present 35 *Say again 36 Pronoun for a ship 37 “___ the season to be jolly” 41 Actress Gardner 42 No ___ traffic 44 Word of warning 46 *Trick-or-___ (kid on Halloween) 48 One of the Three Musketeers 49 Halloween shout 51 Doughnutshaped roll 52 See 15-Across 54 Téa of “Madam Secretary” 55 Bring to mind 56 Only M.L.B. team that Johnny Bench played for (1967-83) 57 Part of a Chipotle order 58 Chief Norse god 59 Wander 60 ___ avis 65 Jokester