NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
no. 0421
ACROSS
1 Some preserved conversations 6 Very softly, in music 9 Ask 14 Nuclear trial, informally 15 Bottle that might be labeled “XXX” 16 Not warranted 17 Full moon, e.g. 18 Scribes’ flourishes 20 Heavenly beings 22 Yoko who wrote and sang “I Love You, Earth” 23 The “O” of CDROM 24 With 32-Across, suddenly and without thinking 25 Speaks scornfully 29 “Uh-uh,” formally 30 Minor throat problem 31 Jetson son 32 See 24-Across 34 Jazz legend Fitzgerald 37 Mantelpiece piece 38 Republicans, collectively 40 Ottawa chief who shares his name with an automobile 42 Hindu god of love and compassion 43 Like a sauna user 44 Minor quibble 45 Come clean to 47 Equestrian’s pace 48 Not just corpulent 50 Kazan who directed “East of Eden” 52 Workplaces for R.N.s 55 Have no doubts 57 Word before dog or dash 58 Catch sight of 59 Things retirees wear? 60 Begin to confide in 62 Capable 66 Japanese or Javanese 67 Like films labeled “XXX” 68 Big deal 69 Someone hell-bent on writing? 70 Grumpy Cat and Keyboard Cat, for two 71 Pilates unit 72 “He that is slow to ___ is better than the mighty”: Proverbs
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1 Selects with a finger, as an app 2 Parthenon dedicatee 3 *Teeth, slangily 4 Piece for an editorial page 5 Fitbit unit 6 Al of “Dog Day Afternoon” 7 *Peacock’s pride 8 ___ se 9 *Rite of passage celebrating a 15th birthday 10 Not hip 11 College URL ending 12 Lament 13 “Uh-huh!” 19 ___ Gatos, Calif. 21 Subject of interest to an endocrinologist 26 Dessert addon … or what the answer to each starred clue has? 27 Sudden attack 28 Connect, as a smartphone to a computer 30 *Air Force aircraft 33 “___ Just Not That Into You” (2009 romcom) 35 Platters from the Platters, for short 36 Prime time for beachcombing 38 Extended family 39 Buddy 41 Lao-tzu’s “way” 42 Etch A Sketch part 46 *Big French daily 49 Capable of being folded without creasing or breaking 51 MacBook, for one 53 Take turns 54 One living the high life? 56 Winter hrs. in Winter Haven, Fla. 58 Suffragist ___ B. Anthony 61 Nothin’ 62 Engine part 63 Writing from Pablo Neruda 64 Closemouthed 65 Makeshift pencil holder