The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 First in an infinite line 4 They’re usually not credited after errors, for short 8 One of the Obamas 13 *Honcho 16 It grows in the dark 17 *Louse 18 Common blood group

19 Loop sight 20 Zac of “Neighbors” 22 Sports item often carried in a pocket 23 Lepidopterist’s need 25 Tahoe or Taos, e.g. 28 “Rock Around the Clock,” originally 31 Designer Gernreich who invented the monokini 33 French scene 34 Fox in “The Fox and the Hound” 36 *Honcho 39 **One way to fall in love … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues 42 *Louse

43 Co. that launched Dungeons & Dragons 44 Hip-hop’s ___ tha Kyd 45 1961 Project Mercury chimp

47 See 57-Across 51 Eastern philosophy 54 Sch. backer 56 Kwik-E-Mart clerk

57 With 47-Across, “Fiddler on the Roof” star 59 Makes morally bound 62 Proscribed 64 *Honcho 66 Split to join 67 *Louse 68 Things for sale 69 Kablooey 70 Place with a platform: Abbr.

Down

1 Starts 2 Atomic centers 3 Chewed the scenery 4 Philadelphia’s ___ Museum (art institution) 5 Its home is on the range 6 Suffix with elephant 7 Lone

8 One of billions in a puffball 9 They’re tired 10 John le Carré writing 11 Au courant 12 Oktoberfest offering 14 Common Market market: Abbr. 15 Certain code carrier 21 Goose bumps cause 24 Strapless summer wear 26 French network 27 Hookup for a tenant: Abbr. 29 Entité politique française 30 Evidence in a murder mystery

32 N, E, W or S 35 Moolah 37 Area with the last election results, with “the” 38 “Somebody who voluntarily walks into the unknown,” per Tom Hanks 39 “Howdy” 40 TV role for George Clooney or Noah Wyle 41 Dutch surname starter

42 It ends in Nov.

46 Like some traffic 48 Stonehenge worshipers, e.g. 49 Birthday party urging 50 Zambia’s capital 52 “Fingers crossed!” 53 “___ alive!” 55 Superior’s title 58 Range units: Abbr. 60 Vietnamese neighbor 61 Mich. neighbor 62 Unexplored 63 Greeting in Brazil 65 Shout at a circus