The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 Source of the line “The meek shall inherit the earth” 7 Dramatic exhalation 11 One of the two main branches of Islam 15 Something not often seen on roofs anymore 16 World capital on a fjord 17 Collectible caps of the 1990s 18 *Bygone Crayola color 20 Case for small toiletries 21 Superman’s adoptive family name 22 Penthouse perks

23 Org. affected by Title IX 24 Buildup at the mouth of a river 26 Utterly convinced of 28 Do some stitching 29 Large wine vessel 31 Regarding 33 Tools with teeth 36 Narcissistic trait

39 Govt. pill-approving body

40 “___ bin ein Berliner” 41 *Sweet, healthful treat 42 Very long time 43 Melber of cable news 44 Brutish 45 Departed 46 Driving force? 48 Cul-de-___ 49 Month après avril 51 Deprived (of) 53 They’re rounded up in roundups 55 Singer Bareilles 56 Citizens of Dubai and Abu Dhabi 59 Workers’ rights org. since 1965 61 Butting heads 62 *World’s largest terrestrial arthropod 65 Puerto ___ 66 Turnpike expense 67 Actor Mickey of “The Wrestler” 68 Pastry decorator 69 Salacious stuff 70 “Hold on … almost …!”

Down

1 Friend 2 Partner of hide 3 Partner of dangerous 4 Disney’s Nala, for one 5 Mickey of the Yankees 6 Like a wink or a nudge, maybe 7 Many sopranos’ songs

8 Part of an archipelago 9 Item waved at a rave

10 “In what way?” 11 Opposite of saves 12 *Sign in a deli window, perhaps 13 Large, herbivorous dinosaur that could walk on two legs

14 Difficult area to maintain control of in the game Risk 19 Perón of Argentina 25 Annoying, ignorable sort

27 The letter “I” in Pixar’s logo 29 “And there you have it!” 30 Storage space under rafters 32 Vent vehemently 33 “The King and I” setting 34 Like many Cirque du Soleil performers 35 *Staple of Japanese cuisine 37 Where visitors may stay 38 “So ___!” (sarcastic retort)

41 Cost of a ride

45 Like some roomy jeans 47 Figure of speech? 50 Childish comeback 52 Word repeated in “___ are ___”

53 “As Seen on TV” channel 54 “My bad” 55 Garment whose name sounds like 54-Down 57 Rights org. 58 Flash of lightning 60 Word that can follow either half of the answers to the starred clues 63 Large tea vessel 64 “You wanna ___?”