NEW YORK TIMES DAILY CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Big mess 6 Merino, for one 10 What shaken soda cans do after being opened 14 Hour and minutes separator 15 Long-eared hopper 16 Smidgen

17 The Eagles’ “___ These Nights” 18 Working diligently 19 Source of linen 20 Sommelier? 23 Winter D.C. setting

24 “If you ask me ...,” in shorthand 25 Pen’s end 26 Sense of self 29 Bartender? 32 Product once advertised with the jingle “Who wears short shorts? ...” 35 How Marcie addresses Peppermint Patty, for no apparent reason 36 Shakespeare’s “___ Andronicus” 37 Actress Kendrick 38 Booth at a fair 41 Let go of

42 The “I” of IPA 44 Suffix with super 45 Quod ___ demonstrandum 46 Soda jerk?

50 One of 12 in “antidisestablishmentarianism”: Abbr.

51 Sgt. or cpl.

52 Group of scenes 53 Govt. agency for retirees 56 Barista? 60 Concept

62 ___ de las Amazonas 63 Turn away 64 Word after fist or baby

65 Blue: Sp. 66 Sunnis and Shiites, e.g. 67 Intersect 68 Bone-dry 69 Writing by John Locke or Alexander Pope

DOWN

1 It will have you seeing things 2 Discussing politics and religion with strangers, often 3 On the qui vive 4 12 inches 5 Dirty, as a trick 6 “You got a problem with that?”

7 “I do solemnly swear ...,” e.g. 8 ___ Belt 9 Proceed without restraint

10 Sort (through) 11 Dacron fabric, for one 12 Boarding pass info 13 Makeup of candles or early records 21 Sch. in Amherst 22 “Yeah, sure” 27 Dutch city or a cheese it’s famous for 28 Beginning 29 Outlet from a sink

30 Part of a bridal gown

31 Chopped finely, as food 32 Babes in the woods

33 What an onslaught of political ads may do 34 “Pretend for a moment that you care what I want” 39 Easy-peasy 40 Rubbish

43 ___ time (never) 47 Top-of-the-line Honda offerings 48 Give an electrical charge

49 Order that may follow “Ten-hut!” 53 Engineering details

54 Big name in mattresses 55 ___-craftsy 57 Entranced 58 Gloomy

59 Dark times, informally 60 Company nicknamed Big Blue 61 In ___ time