The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across
1 Finishing touches, of a sort 7 Bases make up a part of it 14 Dr. Evil’s little clone in the “Austin Powers” films 15 Dainty dining decorations 16 *An old wedding dress might have this 18 & 19 Heretofore 20 See 3-Down 21 Root in Polynesian cuisine 23 Custom auto accessories 25 First name in jazz 29 *“Er … um …” 32 Relatives of violas 35 “So cool!” 36 Kitchen brand 37 Carrier of sleeping sickness 40 Mens ___ (legal term)
41 Pinches pennies 43 “Why ___ thou promise such a beauteous day”: Shak. 45 *Mickey’s rival for Minnie’s affection 48 Super’s apartment, often 49 Multivolume ref. works 50 Disgruntled 54 ___ cit. (footnote abbr.) 56 “So ___ heard” 58 It can be broken, but not fixed 59 Classic young adult novel … or hint to the path taken by four letters in the answers to the starred clues 64 Cure-all 65 Longhorn rival 66 Hypothetical solar system body beyond Neptune 67 White-barked trees
Down
1 “All good here” 2 Popular Oldsmobile model of the 1980s-’90s 3 With 20-Across, balance regulator 4 Tiny beef 5 Feds 6 Title with a tilde 7 “Get a room!” elicitor, for short 8 Ring-shaped cutters attached to drills 9 Hindu god of destruction 10 Some reds 11 Languish 12 Romania’s currency 13 -speak 17 Dipstick
22 Serenader on a pea-green boat, in rhyme 24 Beef, e.g. 26 “The ___: Generation Q,” sequel series starting in 2019 27 Shiny fabrics 28 “Please, have ___” 30 Request that’s risky if you’re over 18? 31 Must-haves 32 Pink alcoholic drink, familiarly 33 Former inmate 34 Peter of “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” 38 It’s got teeth 39 Salinger title girl
42 Popular salad dressing 44 -y, pluralized 46 Jon Arbuckle’s dog 47 Issuance from an American embassy 51 QB protectors, informally 52 Dish served with a spoon and chopsticks 53 Big pitchers 55 A while ago 57 Grandson of Adam and Eve 59 College ___ (something that might include an SAT score) 60 Commercial lead-in to mart 61 Basic bio subject 62 Loosey-goosey 63 One-up