N.Y. TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 With 68-Across, what the trio in this puzzle’s clues is trying to promote
5 Enthusiasts 9 Cries of pain 14 Fencing
blade
15 Israeli airline 16 Bothered, as one’s conscience 17 Tax IDs 18 Past the deadline 19 Full of gristle, say
20 The first member of the trio said he’d … 23 Like a ship on an ocean floor
24 The “I” of
FWIW
25 Lead-in to
gender 28 Ability to keep one’s balance on a ship
31 Companion of Frodo in “The Lord of the Rings” 34 Move
stealthily
36 Sorta
37 T. rex, e.g. 38 The second member of the trio said he’d …
42 What
sleeves hold 43 Witch
44 Make
giggle, say 45 Org. that
funds PBS 46 “Way to go!” 49 Lines on an urban map: Abbr.
50 Rock’s ___
Fighters
51 First group with a #1 Billboard hit, alphabetically
53 The third
member of the trio said she’d …
60 What a bouquet emits
61 Rational
62 ___
Devers, three-time Olympic track gold medalist
63 Attired like Batman or Superman 64 ___ and
sciences
65 The Bruins of the N.C.A.A.
66 Chasm
67 Thomas Hardy’s “___ of the D’Urbervilles”
68 See
1-Across
DOWN
1 Jokey comment
2 Lhasa ___
(dog)
3 Greek philosopher known for paradoxes
4 Twists of lemon or lime
5 Catlike
6 Home of 17 of the 20 highest peaks in the U.S.
7 Post-W.W. II
alliance
8 Whole lot
9 Leisure
boats
10 Community
spirit 11 Unwelcome
look
12 One of 16 in a
chess set
13 Pigpen
21 Coverings on
ears of corn 22 When to
stargaze
25 Network for watching Congress
26 Accustom
27 2014 film starring David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr.
29 Feudal
sovereign
30 Serpentine
letter
31 Nasal cavity 32 Emotional
turmoil
33 Leader of the Israelites across the Red Sea
35 Lou Gehrig’s disease, for short
37 Faint, as
light 39 State sch. southeast of Columbus 40 Apple computer, for short
41 Torah
teacher
46 Wanderers 47 Short
excursions 48 Focus singlemindedly on something 50 Risky things for a car to run on
52 Cattle breed 53 Dull-colored 54 Fibrous
55 Exam for many a 10th grader, for short
56 Naked
57 Apiece
58 Large grain
container
59 Common side dish at a barbecue
60 Signature Obama legislation, for short