THE NYT CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Easy, in adspeak 9 Like the stars 15 Tooth next to a canine 16 The “cave” of “cave canem” 17 Go away as a marathoner might? 18 Go away as a Michael Jackson impersonator might? 19 Z abroad 20 Yank rival 21 Pothook shape 22 Go away as an outdoorsman might? 26 Augment 28 Olympics chant 29 Some Marine NCOs 31 Neural conductor 32 Wrinkle- reducing shot 35 Step up or down 37 Go away as a bumblebee might? 40 Go away as a speaker of pig Latin might? 44 Particle theorized in 1977 46 Carnivore that both hunts and scavenges 47 Overwhelm with flattery 50 “Wonderful!” 53 Word with living or dead 54 Caffeine- laden nuts 56 With 63- and 65Across, go away as a soda jerk might? 59 “___ be a pleasure!” 60 They’re checked at the door 62 ___ instant 63 & 65 See 56- Across 69 A solar system “ice giant” 70 Sculptor’s works 71 “For heaven’s sake!” 72 F. A. O. Schwarz, for one

DOWN 1 “Science Friday” airer 2 Tulsa sch. with a Prayer Tower 3 Mad- when- wet bird, idiomatically 4 Knock the socks off 5 Form of flamenco 6 Poky sorts 7 Hawaiian verandas 8 Joule fraction 9 Group featured in “Mamma Mia!” 10 “Later!” 11 Carrier in “The Aviator” 12 Hard- core 13 British uppercruster, for short 14 Reveals one’s feelings 20 Volkswagen model since 1979 22 Ernest of country music 23 Not worth ___ 24 Willy who lent his name to a historic Manhattan deli 25 British scale divs. 27 “Pride and Prejudice” protagonist 30 College football star Michael in 2014 news 33 Conductor Seiji 34 Worthless tic- tac- toe row 36 “Sorta” suffix 38 Garden of Eden tree 39 Much paperwork 41 Need a bath badly 42 Hathaway of “Becoming Jane” 43 When tripled, a Seinfeld catchphrase 45 Museum- funding org. 47 One often in need of a lift? 48 Official with a seal 49 Racetrack has- been 51 Closely resembling 52 Like some shortterm N. B. A. contracts 55 Hole in one’s head? 57 Stands the test of time 58 Raw data, often 61 Usain Bolt event 64 “It’s ___- brainer” 65 Prince Edward Island hrs. 66 Mekong Valley native 67 Sale rack abbr. 68 Rope on a ship