The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 Ties to the Japanese? 5 Order 10 Some shells 15 Malodorous 16 Go ___ (be green, in a way) 17 Opposition bloc 18 “Well, well,

well!”

19 “Don’t be a

stranger!” 21 Starting points 23 Fading light 24 “Bel ___” (Guy de Maupassant novel)

25 Put down in words

27 Shade of red 31 Divine

nourishment 33 & 35 Cole

Porter musical 36 Undisturbed 38 ___ Na Na 41 Increase in size 42 & 44 “You can wait to show your gratitude” 46 Like 48 Repeated word in the Ten Commandments

51 Least polluted 54 & 56 Clothing item for the youngest in the family

58 It may fool you 59 Denial of responsibility 62 Low-lying wetland 64 Best ___ Album (Grammy category) 65 “I’ll think about it” 67 Thumbs-up, e.g. 69 “Don’t be a stranger!” … or what you have to do three times in this puzzle 73 Gets a move on 74 Country/rock singer Steve 75 Connected to a hipbone

76 To be where people sing of amour?

77 It’s snowy in Florida 78 O’Hara’s portrayer 79 P.D.A. component: Abbr.

Down 1 Paperwork? 2 Word with second or third, but not fourth or fifth 3 Faster than you can say Jack Robinson 4 Kind of terrier 5 Ridge formed by glacial streams 6 Manages 7 Suffix with percent 8 “Get it?” 9 Barbershop request 10 Oscar nominee for “Lion,” 2016

11 Bit of Inuit gear 12 Good name for a mess hall cook

13 Little bit of personality 14 Shade of gray

20 MS followers? 22 Go after, as a fly 26 Poetic contraction usually at the start of a line 28 Newbies in the work force 29 Seventh of 24 30 Western moniker 32 Org. behind the Human Genome Project 34 Pizzeria owner in “Do the Right Thing” 37 Durham sch. 39 Park ranger’s handout 40 Practice pieces 43 Elizabethan dramatist Thomas 45 Prior to, in verse 46 “Kung Fu” actor Philip

47 Thai neighbor 49 French white wine 50 “Gross!” 52 Eagles and hawks, typically 53 Prepare for printing 55 Feature of a baby face 57 “Stop! I don’t need to be constantly reminded!” 60 “Oleanna” playwright 61 Check out 63 Hanger-on 66 Try to stay afloat, perhaps 68 Mother of Helios 69 Fourth of 26 70 It may collect dust 71 Hockey great Bobby 72 Sequel to a sequel