The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across
1 Go over 5 Like the eventual inheritors of the earth, in Matthew 9 Mark of divinity 13 A G.I. may be seen in it 14 Actress Fisher of “Wedding Crashers” 15 Brain connection 16 Like fans who hold season tickets, typically 17 Genre for Agatha Christie or Arthur Conan Doyle 19 Rapper ___ Nas X 20 Kissing on the subway, e.g., for short 21 Like some relationships 22 June 25 Baby fox 26 Bit of Western neckwear 28 Items on a checklist 32 One of two sultanates in the United Nations 34 N.B.A. legend nicknamed “Black Mamba” 36 Egg cells 37 U-shaped bike accessory 38 Last word in an improv show 40 A rainbow is said to be a good one 41 Beseech 42 Word with high or seven 43 Reach for the stars 45 No-frills 47 Things might get swept up in it 49 ___ jeans 51 Early 19thcentury Australia, for one 54 Water tower? 58 Funny one 59 “Funny one!” 60 Intellectual conformity … or a hint to interpreting 17-, 22- and 51-Across 62 Some frills 63 Lay off 64 Net emissions target 65 Lively, in music: Abbr. 66 “Wabbit” hunter Elmer 67 One of two sultanates in the United Nations 68 Right-hand page numbers, typically
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1 Garden item frequently added to cream cheese 2 World’s fair sight 3 Great thing to feel like 4 Signal agreement 5 Little bit of power 6 Funds might be held in this 7 Classic boulevard liners 8 Boat going back and forth? 9 Would really rather not 10 x, y and sometimes z 11 Romulus, Remus and the founding of Rome, e.g. 12 Jet-black gem 17 Cheers, boos and such 18 Strike down 20 + or – thing 23 Brother 24 Boosts, redundantly 27 Time period, or an anagram of one? 29 Cup holder, usually 30 “Back to you” 31 Compos mentis 32 Spill the beans 33 Detective Diaz on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” 35 One reading Kerouac or Ginsberg, say 39 Sleazeball 40 Birthstone after sapphire 42 Inside info 44 Tiff 46 Filled (with) 48 Like scouting patches 50 ___ ball 52 Tums, for one 53 Country songs? 54 End-of-week exclamation 55 Language of Pakistan’s Daily Khabrain 56 Top prize 57 “How do you like ___ apples?” 61 Glass who shared the firstever Pulitzer in Audio Journalism 62 Language in which most words are monosyllabic