New york times crossword
ACROSS
1 The challengers 5 Sailor’s quaff 9 Presidential perk until 1977 14 Speck 15 Roof feature 16 Jibe 17 Roald who wrote“James and the Giant Peach” 18 Sea nymphs, in Greek mythology 20 Like Edward Snowden 22 Tear in two 23 Rank for Jay Landsman on “TheWire”: Abbr. 24 Munch Museum city 25 Gives comfort 27 Generation ___ 29 Had by heart 32 1,000 in a metric ton 33 Certain operating system 35 Check closely 37 Gobble down 39 Muckraker Tarbell 40 AnAmerican abroad 44 Like Brutalist architecture 47 Top-notch 48 Utah’s ___ Canyon 50 AnnualAustin festival, for short 52 Prince George, to Prince William 53 Like a dog on a walk,usually 55 Haul
57 Tuna type 58 Nonhumanities subjects,for short 60 Immature 63 Vain queen who boasted that she was more beautiful than 18-Across 66 Object of worship 67 “Don’t Cry for MeArgentina” musical 68 Actor Epps 69 Chasers in many a chase scene 70 Mails 71 Upscale 72 Place to play musical spoons
DOWN
1 It ebbs and flows 2 Hoodwink 3 Where 63-Across ruled prior to her banishment 4 Locales for many food courts 5 Finish 6 “Go,team!” 7 Finished 8 Big factor in longevity 9 Football field marking 10 Mature 11 Shortening brand 12 Garden dividers 13 Lab work 19 Long,thin mushroom 21 Herd at Yellowstone 26 “She” responds to voice commands 27 Director Van Sant 28 Writer Beattie 30 One end of a maze 31 Moves like a heron 34 Checks for a fracture, perhaps 36 “Das Kapital” author 38 Purplish-red flowers 41 God who banished 63-Across to the sky, as depicted by the constellation formed by the X’s in this puzzle’s finished grid 42 Year abroad 43 Base ___ 45 Handle 46 Where a river meets the sea
48 Sit quietly, perhaps 49 Cereal fruit 51 Took gold 53 Gets ready to play hockey, with“up” 54 Train stop 56 Guessing a number an audience member has thought of, e.g. 59 Office note 61 Alexander who wrote“The Dunciad” 62 Besides 64 Norm: Abbr. 65 English novelist McEwan