The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across
1 Calvin from “Calvin and Hobbes,” e.g. 4 Word file, in brief
7 Like London streets during Dickens’s time 13 Much 14 Stuck 16 What precedes a terrible period? 17 Push aside for selfish ends 19 One-time appearance on a TV show 20 Refreshment for a Brit 21 Harangue 22 Uncontroversial 24 Like a call from someone one just thought about
26 34th prez 27 “Bien sûr!” 28 Rug rat 31 Oppressive rule by absolute power 34 They are often grain-fed 35 Hebrew leader? 36 Actress Hagen 37 Kama ___ 41 Flooded 43 Sparkle 44 Command in “Macbeth” 48 Back on board 49 Dir. from Norfolk to Philadelphia 50 Count ___ 51 Popular music streaming service
52 List shortener 55 Tentatively add to the schedule, with “in” 57 Do some museum work 58 Aid for a submarine captain 61 Like some bars 62 Product whose jingle uses the “Dragnet” theme 63 Neighbor of Wash. 64 Nitpicker 65 Sailing rope 66 Perfect
Down
1 Uncertainties 2 Hair clump 3 Alternative to à la carte 4 “What’s the ___?” 5 Like varsity or junior varsity players 6 Turn at high speed 7 Closing credits feature, sometimes 8 Requirement for un baño 9 Attended (to) 10 Became unhinged 11 What’s consumed 12 One who shouldn’t be driving 15 Treasure hunt phrase … or a hint to seven Across answers 18 Hostile 22 Six-pack purchase, maybe 23 “The Clan of the Cave Bear” author 25 Largest pelvic bones 29 Higher-up 30 “Your time ___!” 32 Big tablet 33 Common symbol in pronunciation: Var.
36 Its graduates include more than 50 astronauts, in brief 38 Backpack snack 39 Recurring snippet in a bass line, say 40 Counsel: Abbr. 42 Surrounding 43 Japan, to the U.S. 44 Eight fluid ounces 45 Affect, as humidity might a piano
46 Got misty, with “up” 47 Like cardboard jigsaw puzzles 51 Choose, as a questionnaire box
53 It goes with the flow 54 Major thoroughfare through Houston, informally 56 Something to try 59 Hubbub 60 Thumbs-down review