The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across
1 Something needed to play the game depicted in this puzzle 7 Starts the game depicted in this puzzle 13 Suzuki with his first name on his jersey 14 Publisher of People 15 Supporters of broken arms 16 Kim of “L.A. Confidential” 17 Avoid a beanball, maybe 18 Dishwasher need 20 Tram load 21 Went off, as an alarm 24 Boast 25 Foot, in anatomy 28 Meat in a classic Monty Python skit 29 Under the weather 31 Post-triathlon woes 33 Output from futuristic weaponry 38 Wacko 39 Antenna, e.g. 41 Not stressed 43 Toy on a string 44 Beltway insider 45 Ed with seven Emmys 46 Rapper with a line of Fila sneakers 47 Unless, in law 50 Grokked 51 Slow-witted sort 54 President who was imprisoned for 27 years 57 Sch. founded by Thomas Jefferson 58 “Star Wars” princess 59 Ice cream bar brand 63 More skilled in 67 One atop the standings 69 Facetious subject of many articles in The Onion 70 Xenophobes’ fear 71 Call after the 72-Across crosses the 16-Down seven times and lands here 72 Something needed to play the game
depicted in this puzzle … or a hint to the six shaded answers
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1 Providence art inst. 2 Free speech defender, for short 3 In vogue 4 “Lola” band, with “the” 5 Joule fraction 6 Even odds 7 Sibling nickname 8 Defunct U.K. label 9 “Footloose” hero ___ McCormack 10 Partner of vim 11 Start of el año 12 Prison guard, slangily 14 Ankle wrap for an athlete 16 Divider in this puzzle’s game 19 Lead-in to lark or dare 22 1940s spy org. 23 Ate in high style 24 Supreme Court aides 25 Get chummy (with) 26 Low-budget: Prefix 27 Maritime hazard 30 Certain Wall St. takeover 32 San Fernando Valley community 34 Suffix for sugars 35 Gerontology subject 36 San ___ (Bay Area city) 37 Hägar the Horrible’s dog 39 Tsunami cause 40 Cover letter abbr. 42 ‘L’ train overseer 45 Be under the weather 48 Uganda’s Amin 49 1960s underwater habitat 51 Home of the Burj Khalifa 52 For all to see 53 Sees regularly 55 Shepard in space 56 Legendary firefighter Red 60 Took too much, briefly 61 I came: Lat. 62 Gaelic tongue 64 Eastern “way” 65 Avian source of red meat 66 One violating omertà 68 Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas or Sonia Sotomayor, schoolwise