The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across
1 Donations
5 Think ahead
9 Willing to enter a lion’s den, maybe
14 Organizer of a couples cruise?
15 Greek goddess of marriage
16 Justice Ruth ___ Ginsburg
17 Fraternity party attire that is traditionally Roman, not Greek
18 Buchanan-Duck-Duke
20 Fishtail, maybe
21 Confront
22 Ending with plug or trade
23 Snack-motivated Great Dane of toons
26 Under the most unfavorable circumstances
29 Paris Métro-BART-London Underground
32 “Great” primate
33 Bona fide 34 “Well, ___ your heart!”
38 Info on a trading card
40 Some
undergarments
43 Not deceived
by 44 Distinction
46 Brother (and husband) of 15-Across
48 Actor Aykroyd
49 Fender-Gibson-Yamaha
53 “My treat!”
56 Opposite of save
57 Future degree for one taking the GMAT
58 Forever stamp letters
61 Is up, in baseball
63 Silverado-Ram-Tundra
67 Home to Bryce Canyon
68 ___ code (404 Not Found, e.g.)
69 Homecoming attendee, for short
70 Word with circular or nail
71 Optimal
72 State flower of
67-Across
73 Took a nosedive
Down
1 Members of a certain colony
2 Admires
3 One of several traded for Jack’s family cow, in a fairy tale
4 One getting shorter throughout the morning
5 Third degree?
6 Scott Joplin’s “Maple ___ Rag”
7 Operatic solo
8 Org. for Jeff Gordon
9 Something to watch on a telly
10 Stadium shout
11 Famed firefighter Red
12 Containers of blood or ore
13 Surrealist Max
19 Beast in rare
“sightings”
24 Galley propeller
25 Farewells
27 Spider’s creation
28 Capital founded during the Viking Age
29 Bit of pageant attire
30 Bryan Batt’s role on “Mad Men”
31 Sister to Angelica and Peggy in “Hamilton”
35 Finish without anyone winning
36 Act confidently
37 Ballad, e.g.
39 Like some restaurant orders
41 ___ capita
42 Puzzle (out)
45 Cry in an emergency
47 Longtime sponsor of 8-Down
50 “No need to wake me”
51 Some electric cars
52 Give the cold shoulder
53 Louvre Pyramid architect
54 Car mentioned in the Beach Boys’ “Fun, Fun, Fun”
55 “___ bleu!” 59 Heap
60 Like a bug in a rug
62 Author/ illustrator Silverstein
64 Big inits. in R.V. hookups
65 Online address, in brief
66 Introspective rock genre