NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 *Not pointed … and the start of an eight-step word ladder 6 Pinheads 11 It may be coddled 14 Perez who was nominated for an Oscar for “Fearless” 15 *Say impetuously 16 Follower of “me” as a statement and “you” as a question 17 He said “What Washington needs is adult supervision” 18 Ballet support 19 With 45-Down, some drawing rooms 20 *“Paul ___: Mall Cop” (2009 comedy) 22 No longer in bed? 24 Ranted (at) 27 The “L” in this store’s logo hints at the store’s name 28 Temper, as metal 29 *Announce with great fanfare 30 Grandpa Walton, for short 31 “Guy’s Big Bite” Food Network host 33 N.F.L. QB Carr 37 Articulated 39 *Feature of a 24 and 36-Down 41 Tailor-made 42 What comes in waves? 44 Cake finishers 46 Kauai keepsake 47 *Rock band with six #1 British hits in the 1970s 49 The “se” in per se 51 Popular Jazz Age instrument 54 Sea creature with eight arms 55 Cabbage or kale 56 *Throwing ___ (dissing someone publicly) 58 Bit of cream 59 Ice pad? 61 Going to experience 65 She, in Portuguese 66 *Not be a pig 67 Earth tone 68 Operated 69 Eye woes 70 *Pointed … and the end of the word ladder

DOWN 1 “My man” 2 Upshot? 3 Winner of 46 gold medals at the Rio Olympics 4 Spry 5 Fortunetelling aid 6 Rep. or Dem., e.g. 7 Blind side? 8 Big ___ 9 Book slips 10 Flight attendant 11 Cyber Monday business 12 Stuff oneself 13 Ancient barbarians 21 Forgo the teleprompter, say 23 Pentathlon needs 24 Item with a 39-Across 25 End of ___ 26 Not getting along (with) 27 Part of a water park 29 Aid after a neck or ankle injury 32 Skip over 34 Filled again, in a way 35 Mayella ___, “To Kill a Mockingbird” character 36 Item with a 39-Across 38 Smooth cotton thread 40 Jong who wrote “Fear of Flying” 43 The Rebels of the S.E.C. 45 See 19-Across 48 Land 50 Landfill emanation 51 Milk source 52 Marsupial without a tail 53 Kind of renewal 56 Teed off 57 Dirt movers 60 Set (down) 62 Govt. loan backer 63 Top defenseman of all time, per The Hockey News 64 Workout unit