The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across
1 Bacall’s partner in a classic Hollywood romance, informally
6 Apple pick?
10 Races, as an engine
14 “Easy on Me” singer, 2021
15 Wine valley in California
16 Fathom or foot
17 1966 Swedish Literature Nobelist who wrote about the struggles of the Jewish people
19 Was a passenger
20 Feathery neckwear
21 Successful singer or producer of popular music
23 1988 American Nobelist in Physiology or Medicine who helped develop the first drug used to fight rejection in organ transplants
25 Knight’s title 27 Hurricane’s center
28 Old atlas inits.
29 Tehran’s country
31 Bio class subject
33 Bit role
38 2018 Canadian Physics Nobelist who helped implement chirped pulse amplification
42 Computer command
43 Rank below capt.
44 In the thick of
45 Grp. that welcomed girl Cubs in 2018
48 Casual affirmative
50 Commercials
51 1976 Peace Nobelist from Northern Ireland who co-founded Community of Peace People
57 Diplomatic envoy
58 Spanish Mrs.
59 Nothin’
60 1911 Polish/ French Chemistry Nobelist who pioneered research in radioactivity
65 Level
66 Strait-laced
67 Get around
68 Bygone G.M. car
69 Locale spelled out in a Village People song
70 Allowed by law
Down
1 Forbid
2 Poet Amanda Gorman’s “___ to Our Ocean”
3 Toothpaste type
4 “Imagine that!”
5 Pooh’s downin-the-dumps friend
6 One ___ million
7 ___ Picchu, Peru
8 Sap-sucking bugs 9 Levels of social status in India
10 Like farm country
11 Mushroom in miso soup
12 YouTube upload
13 Back of a ship
18 Mythical goatmen
22 Big pharma company
23 Research money
24 Lease (out)
25 One of nine on a nonagon
26 A hot one makes a good impression
30 Opposite of SSW
32 Rainbow shape
34 ___ carte
35 Some fiercely protective “bears”
36 Oklahoma city named for a Camelot woman
37 Bettor’s chances
39 Fast-food chain with a cowboy hat logo
40 Pastoral poem
41 Royal Caribbean trip
46 Like marshes
47 Military aviation wing
49 Package
51 Japanese box lunch
52 Message sent with a click
53 Satisfied for now, with “over”
54 Bygone Russian rulers
55 Line of a song
56 Pale purple
61 The Monkees’ “___ Believer”
62 Cleaning cloth
63 Journalist ___ B. Wells
64 Sushi fish