New york times crossword

ACROSS 1 Shoot out, as 14-Across 5 Peach stones 9 Demanding that people do this and do that 14 Volcanic rock 15 Uncork, as a bottle 16 Livid

17 At the lower side of the pH scale 18 Maple or oak 19 Stepping on the baseline when serving in tennis, e.g. 20 Holder of wires along a street 23 Gloom’s partner 24 Actor Efron of “The Greatest Showman” 25 Subway scurrier 28 Like one end of a battery: Abbr. 31 Aggressive defensive soccer maneuver 34 Midterm or final 36 That, in Tijuana 37 Ecoconscious Dr. Seuss character 38 Red facial spots 39 Transmits 42 Toward sunrise 43 ___-wip (dessert topping) 45 “Black gold” 46 Nickname for John Wayne, with “the” 47 Series of funny outtakes 51 Smidgen 52 Fashion designer’s monogram 53 Have another birthday 54 Golf ball props

56 Toy in a 2017 craze 62 Cricket’s sound 64 Pairs 65 College in New Rochelle, N.Y. 66 Pavarotti, voicewise 67 Inner: Prefix 68 Some natural hairdos, for short 69 Horned safari animal 70 Student body overseer 71 Use the items found at the ends of the answers to 20-, 31-, 47and 56-Across DOWN

1 Part of a bed’s base 2 Tempo 3 Wicked 4 Walked through water 5 Things filled by a highway crew

6 “On my honor!” 7 Adolescent 8 Something that’s impossible to do with one’s eyes open, per an urban legend 9 Dual-purpose bit of eyewear 10 Of the mouth 11 Hot dog topper 12 The Cards, on a scoreboard 13 Up until now 21 Like one end of a battery: Abbr. 22 Consoling touch 26 Anchorage’s home 27 Communicated via iMessage or WhatsApp 28 In the area 29 Gets all A’s, say 30 James ___, portrayer of Tony Soprano on “The Sopranos” 32 Benefactor 33 Like mixed doubles tennis, in college 35 “Love ___” (Beatles hit) 40 Fizzy, sugarless beverage 41 Takes a night to think over 44 Apple tablet with an attachable keyboard 48 Omelet or quiche ingredient 49 Like clarinets and oboes 50 Hawaiian garland 55 Quick smell 57 Hotel amenity with a cord 58 Adjust, as a piano 59 “Me neither” 60 Grandson of Adam and Eve 61 What talcum powder may prevent 62 Middle: Abbr. 63 The laugh of someone who’s up to no good