N.Y. Times Crossword Puzzle
Across
1 Skated on thin ice 9 Scrap 14 Blips 16 Square 17 Title for the leader of Chile or South Korea 19 Blip on a radar screen 20 Miss, abroad: Abbr. 21 His gravestone says simply “PLAYWRIGHT” 22 Counterpart to 24-Across 24 Counterpart to 22-Across 25 It’s a must 26 Precursor of rocksteady 28 Org. featured in 2014’s “Cesar Chavez” 30 Dish made with mayo 32 Former minority whip in both the House and Senate 34 It seeks pledges annually 36 App tappers 39 Like neat freaks 42 Hindi for “palace” 43 “A storm’s a-brewin’” 44 Logical connector 45 Lady of Camelot 47 Event requiring an S.E.C. filing 48 Cognizance 49 Subj. of the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 51 Arabic patronymic part 53 Alternative to a tap 56 Author whose “Earth’s Children” series has sold more than 45 million copies 57 “Paul Bunyan’s toothpicks” 59 Italian sausage ingredient 62 Where East meets West? 65 Pronouncements 66 Military testing grounds and such 67 Had a bad feeling 68 High class
Down
1 Inclination 2 39-Across, informally 3 Hardly a piece of cake 4 Name on a range 5 Common microwaveable dish 6 Haiti’s ___-à-Vache 7 Doesn’t toss back, say 8 Lead actress on TV’s “Scandal” 9 ___ juris (of legal age) 10 Deadlock 11 It sold for a penny at its 1851 launch 12 Shade 13 Chose 15 Program whose prospects are looking up? 18 Minus 23 Lip 26 Subject of “How the Other Half Lives” 27 Rain forest nut 29 Mrs., abroad 31 Something taken in preparation for a trip 33 Decode 35 Old Trans Am feature 37 Olympic event with singles, doubles and team relay 38 Airs 40 Loser of the Drama in Bahama 41 Food chain 46 Salmon seasoning 49 The Beijing Olympics mascot Jingjing, e.g. 50 Like some feet 52 J. M. Barrie’s Mr. Smee, e.g. 54 Katey of “Sons of Anarchy” 55 Net 58 ___ pearls (tapioca lookalike) 60 A vast quantity 61 North Carolina motto opener 63 Bucko 64 Pirate, e.g.