THE NYT CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Streisand, familiarly 5 “Planet of the ___” 9 Banana split or fudge brownie 14 Pac-12 hoops giant 15 Depend (on) 16 Grand Canyon pack animal 17 Toy in a water fight 19 Urban renewal areas 20 High-end leather variety 21 ___ good job 23 Breyers rival 24 “Shop ___ you drop” 25 Crispy seafood dish 29 ___ pro nobis 30 III, to Jr. 31 That woman 32 Chinese path of enlightenment 33 Worshipers’ seats 35 Carry-___ (airplane totes) 37 Singing, juggling or performing magic 39 1995 crime caper based on an Elmore Leonard novel 42 PC key combo 45 Garden tool 46 “Grade A” purchase 50 Reason to play overtime 51 One thanked in the statement “Thank you for your service” 53 Japanese path of enlightenment 55 Over there, to a poet 56 Hall-of-Fame Dodger nicknamed “The Little Colonel” 59 Hosp. body scan 60 This: Sp. 61 Basketball net holder 62 Greek column variety 64 Still kicking 66 Chitchat … or an apt title for this puzzle? 69 Heavenly body with a tail 70 Overly promote 71 Tahiti, for one 72 Big-mouthed pitchers 73 Venomous Nile dwellers 74 H

DOWN

1 Spot about every two blocks on a major city street 2 Obtain 3 Sunday liquor prohibition 4 “You ___ it, brother!” 5 Field for Robert Indiana or Georgia O’Keeffe 6 Hatrack piece 7 Avoid, as capture 8 Clerical gatherings 9 “Conan” network 10 Aid in drawing straight lines 11 Well-educated 12 Every West Point graduate until 1980 13 Drunkard 18 Gridiron officials, in brief 22 Wood sources for baseball bats 26 Barq’s or Mug 27 Overnight stops on road trips 28 Furnace output 34 ___ Pepper 36 “Quiet!” 38 Potent cleaning solution 40 Roof overhang 41 Trickle (through) 42 In a calm state 43 Stays off the grid, say 44 When a golf round starts 47 Pommel horse user 48 Thug 49 Tee-hee 52 Yearwood of country music 54 Simon who won a Tony for writing “The Odd Couple” 57 Vacillate 58 Top TV honors 63 Soul singer Redding 65 U.F.O. crew, supposedly 67 Words With Friends, e.g. 68 TV exec Moonves