The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across
1 Boosts, with “up”
5 Result of digitization
9 Medium for a model
13 Subjects of many nonfiction best sellers
15 Kind of list
16 First name in morning TV
17 Word that can follow sea and man to make new words
18 “Let There Be Rock” rock band
19 Goals
20 What the Constitution provides among the branches of government
23 Application
24 ___ Killmonger, “Black Panther” villain
25 Spouting nonsense
30 Free rein
34 The Red Wolves of the Sun Belt Conf.
35 You might take his word for it
37 Good gardening soil
38 Many a Twitter thread
40 Leave college early, perhaps
42 “Livin’ la Vida ___”
43 [Things seemed to be going so well]
44 Brings in 46 Bring in
47 Vending machine directive
50 One way of seeing or standing
52 What apiphobes fear
54 Showed fear, maybe
55 Famous symbol of the Cold War
61 Cajole 62 The Big Easy
63 Tipping point?
65 Like a leviathan
66 Monopoly token replaced in 2013 by a cat
67 Court locale, with “The”
68 Western tribe
69 Even numbers and odd numbers, in math
70 Some detective fiction, informally
Down
1 Contents of some sidebars
2 Preconcert job
3 Food that may be puréed for babies
4 Capital on the Mississippi
5 Attempt, informally
6 Traditional treatment for altitude sickness
7 Confuse
8 Like many popular 13-Across
9 With 39-Down, fulfill requirements … or how to fill four of this puzzle’s squares?
10 Sole
11 Also mentions
12 “___ queen!” (slangy affirmative)
14 Detector
21 Clear, in a way
22 It means nothing
25 Source of the words “pajama” and “spinach”
26 Lightning Bolt
27 Breathers
28 Assistant in a horror film
29 Home on the range
31 Who has been nominated for more acting Oscars than Meryl Streep
32 Grammywinning Musgraves
33 “Game over”
36 Platter
39 See 9-Down
41 Work of Bellini or
Gounod
45 Most of cornmeal
48 Outdoor retail giant
49 In which good service is important
51 Out, as a library book
53 Archive
55 Last step of a purchase
56 Summon
57 What “thrombus” means to a doctor
58 First name in fairy tales
59 Manipulator of Othello
60 Decorative sewing case
61 Steven ___, secretary of energy under Obama
64 One of 24