The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across 1 Kitchen drawer? 4 Rum-drinking buddy
9 First subSaharan country to obtain independence from colonial rule
14 Like 15 Produce some chuckles, say 16 M.L.B. career leader in total bases 17 Wager one’s sculpture of the Virgin Mary cradling the body of Jesus? 19 Napkins and such 20 Stacked quarters?: Abbr. 21 Broad-leaved endive 23 Hired vehicle that’s only as big as a potato crisp? 27 Cabinet head: Abbr.
28 “So long” 32 Flight 35 Secures, as a job 38 “From ___ down to Brighton, I must have played them all” (“Pinball Wizard” lyric) 39 What you might say upon seeing 17-, 23-, 51- and 62-Across? 43 What to expect 44 Out of the way 45 Locale of Rome and Syracuse: Abbr.
46 It takes a toll 49 Corn syrup brand 51 One-millionth of a meter along a spiritual path? 57 What might help you beat the heat? 60 Brand once promoted as “The reincarnation of tea” 61 As expected 62 Inst. of higher learning dedicated to the statistical analysis of young sheep? 66 Often-animated greeting 67 Walk 68 Embrace fully 69 Mouthful? 70 Is a canary 71 ___ in Nancy
Down
1 Filler for une pipe 2 ___-null (the number of natural numbers) 3 Actress Lupone 4 It has dots for spots 5 Cher, e.g. 6 Election day: Abbr. 7 Lauder making some blush 8 Brewer’s agent 9 It contains dwarfs and giants 10 Most frighteningly dangerous 11 It flows through Florence 12 Time of good cheer 13 Frank with a diary 18 Not what Indiana joneses for 22 Certain wine order, informally 24 Convince 25 Suffix with egotist 26 Words With Friends developer 29 Twelve 30 “Goodness sakes!” 31 Heavy burdens 32 Conversation piece
33 The whole shebang 34 Fig. on a window (and, with luck, not through the roof) 36 Quinn and Quincy: Abbr. 37 Japanese watchmaker 40 Do-ityourselfers 41 Answer to the riddle “What cheese is made backward?” 42 Russell of “The Americans” 47 Ally of the Brat Pack 48 Box on a questionnaire 50 Twice tetra52 Angles 53 Game company with an onlineonly museum 54 Double-cross, maybe 55 Longtime director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra 56 Adjective and adverb, for two 57 Opposite sides 58 Inti worshiper 59 Some old TVs 63 Game pieces 64 Catch
65 One whose office has an opening to fill?: Abbr.