N.Y. T I MES C RO S S WORD
ACROSS
1 Solemn affirmation
5 Chocolate-and-coffee blend
10 Some G.I. wear, informally
14 ___ gin fizz
15 “Sex-x-xy!”
16 Actor Epps of “House”
17 Source of 40-Across’s 63-Across
20 “Same here”
21 Takes too much, in brief
22 Taboos
23 Squirrel away
25 Direction headed by a covered wagon
26 Kind of radio
30 Fine dishes
32 Blow a whistle
35 Outcast
37 Big order for a wedding reception
39 “You’re oversharing”
40 Comic book character with the title role in a blockbuster 2018 film
43 X amount
44 Not keep a secret
45 Like some modern spirituality
46 Captors of Frodo Baggins
48 U.S. women’s soccer star Carli
50 Just slightly
51 Alternative to “lol”
53 What kites do in the wind
55 How Lindbergh flew to Paris in 1927
57 Edge of fashion
58 “Ta-ta!”
63 See 17-Across
66 x and y, on a graph
67 Place to “remember”
68 Many a prom night rental
69 Locked (up)
70 Bluefins and others
71 The Avengers, e.g.
DOWN
1 Worker protection org.
2 Some draft picks
3 “Mr.” in “The Wind in the Willows” 4 Sandwich that takes two hands to handle
5 Ed.’s inbox filler
6 “Pick me! Pick me!” 7 Late portrayer of 40-Across 8 Moves like a rabbit
9 Broke a fast
10 Run with someone, as a show
11 “You said it!” 12 Bazaar 13 Planets in the sky
18 Quaint contraction
19 Prez before J.F.K.
24 Alter ego of 40-Across
25 Home of 40-Across
26 Probably gonna, more formally
27 Bill with “New Rules”
28 Competition won 12 times by Rafael Nadal
29 Will Smith/ Tommy Lee Jones sci-fi hit, for short
31 Quick time out?
33 ___-3 fatty acids
34 Pooped
36 Calgary’s province: Abbr.
38 Opposite WSW
41 Low-___
42 It stopped flying in 2001
47 Most logical
49 Playground joke intro
52 That thar ship
54 Worrying sound when you bend over
55 “Immediately!”
56 Fancy-y-y
57 Streaming service with “The Handmaid’s Tale”
59 Shed
60 Tot’s injury
61 Disaster relief org.
62 “Let’s take it ___ the top”
64 One may be tipped out of respect
65 Refusals