The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 1975 thriller film with three sequels 5 Word after Peace or press 10 “___ arigato, Mr. Roboto” 14 Lure

15 Kind of acid 16 Don Juan’s mother 17 Going-out-ofbusiness event 18 Muscat resident 19 1960s band with a carrelated name, with “the” 20 Winter whiteness 23 Longtime music director of La Scala and the New York Philharmonic 24 & 27 Slippery

hazard 31 Tellers of tales 32 With 37-Across, metaphor for comfort 35 Already 36 Photo ___ 37 See 32-Across

40 Navy noncom 41 Impressionist 43 Talked at length 44 Shell

45 Terse refusal 47 Spooks 49 Their crooning may cause swooning 53 1989 Best Picture nominee

… with a hint to 20-, 24-/27- and 32-/37-Across 57 Like certain transportation pricing 58 Emmy- and Tony-winning Arthur 59 Sharp 61 Streaming component 62 Word often misused in place of “lie”

63 Big name in timekeeping 64 Moves along 65 Trauma ctrs. 66 Brushed (away)

Down

1 Law school graduates, in brief 2 Spirited horse 3 Where stucco is stuck 4 Common clothing item … or what you might become when wearing it

5 Does the dishes? 6 Ancient Mexican 7 Rodeo rope 8 Attach, as a boutonniere 9 Any movie with ETs

10 Give distinction to

11 Able to see right through 12 Copy cats? 13 Abbr. in a birth announcement

21 “That’s wrong!” 22 Hoity-toity types 24 Memorial ___ Kettering (N.Y.C. hospital)

25 Big body in Africa 26 Alleviated 28 Sustain, as expenses 29 Thicket 30 Some “Star Wars” merchandise 32 Word after sports, training or push-up 33 Section of geological history

34 Brit. award 38 Made available, with “up” 39 Expressionist James

42 Company that’s RAD on the New York Stock Exchange 44 Flips out 46 Section of a string section 48 Brushes (away) 50 Righteous 51 “What concerns me is …” 52 Launch times 53 Only digit in the ZIP code for Newton Falls, Ohio 54 Prefix with China

55 Drug ___ 56 Part of a process 57 Sound of a lightning bolt

60 Part of many an office phone no.