The New York Times crossword puzzle
No. 0715
Across
1 Cow’s newborn 5 Upbeat, as an outlook 9 SWAT team actions 14 Singer India.___ 15 Aunt Bee’s charge on “The Andy Griffith Show” 16 Disney attraction in Florida 17 Trendy terms 19 Ragú rival 20 Palestinian territory bordering Israel 21 Busybody, from the Yiddish 23 ___ Dhabi, part of the United Arab Emirates 24 Most unspoiled 26 First host of “America’s Funniest Home Videos” 28 “Haste makes waste” and similar sayings 30 “Venerable” monk of the Middle Ages 31 “Able ___ I ere I saw Elba” 32 Ship’s wastewater 35 State led by Lenin, in brief 36 Magical powder in “Peter Pan” 39 “I do solemnly swear …,” e.g. 42 Browned bread 43 “Fee, fi, fo, ___” 46 Stick back in the microwave 49 Going from two lanes to one 51 Style of collarless shirt 54 ___ Pieces (candy) 55 Nonkosher meat 56 Say “Nyah, nyah,” say 58 Snow queen in “Frozen” 59 To any degree 61 Timesavers … or the starts of 17-, 26-, 36- and 51-Across? 64 Scalawag 65 Peace Nobelist Wiesel 66 Length x width, for a rectangle 67 Opening golf shot 68 Pepsi, for one 69 Hang in the balance
Down
1 Taxi 2 Peppery salad green 3 Chameleons, e.g. 4 Some Moroccan headwear 5 Aussie marsupial, in brief 6 Grand Ole ___ 7 Lesser-played half of a 45 8 Like some straightforward questions 9 Meal 10 Its showers bring May flowers: Abbr. 11 Periods with the largest glaciers 12 Places for pooped pooches 13 Having a heavier build 18 Sushi bar condiment 22 Atlanta-based channel 24 Sound effect on “Batman” 25 Candy bar packaged in twos 27 Touch geographically 29 Open with a letter opener 33 Prefix with cache 34 Cheese from the Netherlands 36 “Glad that’s over!” 37 Addict 38 Word before map or smarts 39 Apple production site 40 Aquarium accessory 41 Biblical group bearing gifts 43 Opening, as after an earthquake 44 Like leftovers 45 British sports cars of old 47 “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” director 48 ___ Aviv 50 Tablet alternative 52 Trig ratio 53 Mexican artist Frida 57 Hard labor 60 Sentiment on a candy heart 62 Stephen of “The Crying Game” 63 Unhappy