The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across
1 Sassy 5 “Ooky” TV family name 11 “___ the Force, Luke” 14 Bell-ringing cosmetics company 15 Cash alternative 16 Pester no end 17 Site of a postrace celebration 19 Yank (on) 20 Caribou kin 21 Without ice, at the bar
22 ___ acid (protein component) 24 Snarling dog 26 Director of “Lawrence of Arabia” and “Doctor Zhivago” 29 Snoopy’s comic strip 32 Neighbor of Ben & Jerry’s in the freezer section 33 Tolkien language 34 Corporate boss, briefly 35 Salem or Marlboro, slangily 38 Follow one’s political group 42 Bro’s sibling 43 Still in the shrink-wrap 44 Body of work 45 Does in, in mob slang 47 Military forays 48 Helping hand for a low-income entrepreneur 52 Investigator, in old film noir 53 Common last option on a questionnaire 54 One-third of a hat trick 56 Lightly apply 59 Popularizer of the Chinese tunic suit 60 Classic Debussy work that translates as “Light of the Moon” 64 “I have a dream” orator, for short 65 Shot two under par on 66 Tallest active volcano in Europe 67 “Yes, captain!” 68 Does 50 in a school zone, say
69 Like Easter eggs
Down
1 Finish a drive? 2 Fiendish 3 Things spelunkers explore 4 Detonation producer, for short
5 Field measurement 6 Wood nymphs, in myth 7 “Keep climbing” sloganeer 8 Abbr. on toothpaste tubes 9 Max’s opposite 10 Like a good surgeon’s hands 11 Loosen, as shoelaces 12 Finnish bath 13 Goad 18 Deluge 23 Seattle Sounders’ org. 25 Syllabus section
27 Zig or zag 28 “Same here!” 29 Dogs, cats and gerbils 30 “The Time Machine” race
31 Org. featured in 2015’s “Concussion” 34 Crow’s call 35 Voting or jury service, e.g. 36 About, at the start of a memo
37 Bee ___ (“Night Fever” group) 39 Cuban currency 40 Turtle in a
Dr. Seuss title 41 Renaissance stringed instrument 45 Shipment to a smeltery 46 Troops 47 Sawed logs 48 “Throw ___ From the Train” (1987 Danny DeVito comedy) 49 Where the Renaissance began 50 Snatch defeat from the jaws of victory 51 Nimble 55 Puts two and two together, say 57 Name shared by two of Henry VIII’s wives 58 Droplet of sweat 61 One of 200 in the Indy 500 62 What the number of birthday candles represents 63 Went first