THE NYT CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Lower part of the leg 5 “Mon ___!” (French cry) 9 Noted rocker/ humanitarian 13 Homeland of 9-Across 14 Omega’s opposite, alphabetically 16 Stratford-upon___ 17 Ones taking captain’s orders 18 Maestro Kurt ___ 19 Responsibility 20 Coffee break hour 22 Knight time? 23 Visa alternative 24 Folk singer Pete 26 Frenzied 28 Brother of Donald Trump Jr. 30 “The StarSpangled Banner,” e.g. 34 High/low card 37 Egypt’s capital 40 Two-door auto 41 Communication problem … illustrated literally by the black squares before 5-, 19, 26-, 54-, 65- and 73Across 44 “Have a taste!” 45 Biscuit with English tea 46 Item in a golfer’s bag 47 Norway’s patron saint 49 Landing approximations, for short 51 Chaim who played Tevye in “Fiddler on the Roof” 54 Formal-sounding commitment 58 Works of Keats 61 Sluggers’ stats 63 Great Lakes natives 64 Friends and neighbors 65 Wasn’t up to par 67 Slightest bit 68 Late attorney general Janet 69 Mello ___ (soft drink) 70 Dart (around) 71 “Make it snappy!” 72 Actress Ward 73 Cookie holders DOWN 1 Religious offshoots 2 Successful job applicant 3 “Me, Myself & ___” (Jim Carrey movie) 4 Music genre for 36-Down 5 Reservoir creator 6 “Now ___ me down to sleep” 7 English racing venue 8 “Star Trek” officer with an earpiece 9 Troublemaker 10 It goes down a fallopian tube 11 A sixteenth is a short one 12 Black gemstone 15 Bull-riding venue 21 Friend of Romeo 25 Lobbying org. that fights music piracy 27 Augment 29 “Smokes” 31 Eight, in France 32 Weapon in fencing 33 A ___ pittance 34 Choir voice 35 Sagan who hosted “Cosmos” 36 One-named singer from County Donegal 38 ___ center (place for a Ping-Pong table) 39 Orchestra reed 42 Moneymaking part of a museum 43 2016 #1 album by Rihanna 48 “___ the Lord my soul to keep” 50 Short ___ (quick work) 52 Theater awards 53 City NNE of Paris 55 Garlicky mayo 56 Admit at the door 57 Exams for future J.D.s 58 Vegetable that becomes gooey when cooked 59 Conks out 60 Sicilian volcano 62 Go along with a bear market 66 ___ good deede