The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across 1 Preceder of Kitts, Lucia and Vincent in country names 6 Inexpensive sneakers brand 10 ___ tea 14 Sleeping problem 15 Showy peacock feature 16 ___-Lago (presidential retreat) 17 Clearly visible 19 Overly proper 20 Belt out a tune 21 Mother sheep 22 Major event in golf or tennis 24 Iran’s capital 26 Like two-weekold bread 27 Uncle in patriotic posters 28 Hoity-toity 31 Sgts.’ superiors 34 Holders for emergency supplies 36 Fey of “Baby Mama” 37 Alternative to Chicago’s Midway 39 Reagan ___ (1981-89) 40 Particulars, in slang 41 Follower of Lovers’ or Lois 42 Eating outing 44 “Not impressed” 45 Sets lofty goals 47 Preceder of com or org 49 Sharp, as pain 50 Unauthorized drawings of favorite characters 53 Bits of parsley 55 “That was stupid of me!” 56 What an emoji depicts 58 Lena of “Chocolat” 59 What egotists use instead of “I” 62 Affectionate, as a farewell 63 Force from office 64 Funny DeGeneres 65 “Terrible” years for kids 66 Chinese lap dog, informally 67 What strawberries have on the outside that most fruits have on the inside

Down 1 Gullible sorts 2 High-level H.S. English subject 3 Totally silly 4 Sounds from a stable 5 Light brown 6 Neighborhood to get kimchi and bibimbap, informally 7 Simplicity 8 Go “pfft” 9 Detectives 10 Ill-mannered 11 Latin motto for a go-getter 12 Lake that feeds the Niagara River 13 “___ the torpedoes …!” 18 Sentiment from a Latino lover 23 Melancholy 25 Rant and rave 26 “Cosmos” co-creator Carl 28 Conifer that loses its needles in the autumn 29 Poker stake 30 ___ browns (side dish) 31 1970 hit for the Kinks 32 Person from Bangkok 33 Country completely surrounded by Italy 35 Light, light brown 38 Takes back, as an offer 40 Popular rodent control brand 42 Break at the Indy 500 43 Boise’s state 46 Greeting from Grandma 48 Husk-wrapped food item 50 Strong suit 51 Esther of “Good Times” 52 Hauled to the impound lot, say 53 Pillowy 54 Ground breaker 55 Office furniture 57 Scout groups 60 Shade 61 “That’s correct” … or a hint to the ends of 17-, 28-, 45and 59-Across, in different languages