The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 Citizens United,

e.g., for short 4 Give up

8 Button whose icon consists of a triangle over a horizontal line 13 Prefix with

friendly

14 What fire poppies do after a wildfire 15 Louis ___, “My Dinner With Andre” director 16 Bird able to run faster than the fastest human 17 99, in

chemistry 19 Something removed before signing

21 “My gal” of

song 22 Terminal abbr. 23 Lump in the

throat

26 Most likely to

be picked, say 28 99, in Islam 31 Black cat, some

think 32 Stereotypical dog name that isn’t actually used much

33 Area of

expertise 37 “Who ___?” (end of a riddle) 38 U.S.A.F. honor 39 Saucer,

perhaps

41 Fall into

decay 42 “Hidden Figures” actress Janelle 44 The “A” in A.D. 46 Looks for gold 47 99, in hockey 50 Invites out for 53 Stab in the

back 54 Fill-in-___

blank

55 Letters of “good” cholesterol 57 Former Ohio

governor John 60 99, in pop

music 64 December 1st? 65 Spice that

comes in stars 66 Dugout, e.g. 67 Tree with oval-shaped saw-toothed leaves 68 Expensive

violin, for short 69 Glasses, in

adspeak 70 Mountain seen in “The Sound of Music”

Down

1 Look-see 2 Pinnacle 3 “Sure, I’m

game”

4 Shears 5 Immeasurably

long time

6 ___ Equis

(beer)

7 First responders, for short

8 Mexican revolutionary Zapata

9 When M.L.K.

was born: Abbr. 10 Omit, as a

syllable

11 Parts of a crossword that the constructor works on last 12 Entice

14 Major component of chili

18 Jazz pianist

Hines 20 Either of two directing brothers 24 “Will do my

best”

25 Chap

27 Symbol of the

golden ratio 28 Linguist

Chomsky 29 Arsenal supply 30 Upscale section

of an airport 34 Something that just might work

35 “Out of my

way!” indicator 36 E-commerce site with handmade crafts

38 Place for final

words

40 The United States Bullion Depository, familiarly 43 Responses of

disappointment 45 Bird’s beak 46 Schoolsupporting orgs.

48 Baby ___, character in “The Mandalorian” 49 Clear, as a computer’s memory 50 Book often stored horizontally 51 Push aside 52 Fermented milk

drink

56 Hybrid business entities: Abbr. 58 Holder of

mitochondria 59 Source of canvas and cannabis 61 They take a look at fliers, for short 62 Length of a

400 meter run 63 Washington’s

bill