The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across
1 Acronym in genetic sequencing
7 Collect
11 Sort
14 Steamy brew
15 Part of an analogy
16 Female hamster
17 One way to be marked
18 Result of extreme rage
20 How-___
21 Dizzying camera technique invented for 58-Across
23 Four Corners state with six corners
25 It may punctuate a sarcastic remark
26 Stingy sort?
29 Lecterns
31 Structure climbed in the climactic scene of 58-Across
35 To the ___ degree
36 Camel and sand, for example
38 Gave a wide berth, say
40 Nickname for Francisco, often
43 Bow-shaped woodworking tool
44 Unsettling cry to hear during a haircut
45 Empty space
47 Ulysses S. Grant’s given name at birth
49 Chicago exchange, informally, with “the”
50 Filmmaker Lee
51 Hatcher of “Desperate Housewives”
52 Bullets, e.g.
53 ___ Sutra
55 “Stubborn things,” per John Adams
56 Possible focus of an M.R.I., in brief
58 1958 film that is the subject of this puzzle
60 Goofing off
65 Help
66 Minor quarrels
67 Bill advocating for science
68 Thickness
69 Genre for the Mighty Mighty Bosstones
70 {2, 4, 6, 8}, e.g.
71 Vessel for a nursery rhyme trio
Down
1 Flirt with, in a way
2 Mr. in a 1983 Styx hit
3 “What a shame”
4 Sault ___ Marie, Mich.
5 Await resolution
6 Betray, in a way
7 Noted Venetian marketplace
8 Award with a Best Play category
9 The gamut
10 Cops, in slang
11 Cry after being narrowly defeated
12 Bagel go-with
13 Critical
19 Simmer setting
22 Bucketsful
24 “Master of Suspense” who directed 58-Across
27 58-Across costar James
28 Indication of learnedness, for short
30 “That feels goo-oo-ood!”
32 One of 17 in New Orleans
33 Allhallows ___
34 Novelist Philip
37 58-Across costar Kim
39 “Do we have the green light?”
40 Deer stalker
41 [I’m standing right here]
42 Operation Overlord locale
43 Hallucination, e.g.
46 Way to travel, for many tourists
48 Prefix with demeanor or behavior
54 Many-eyed giant of myth
55 Guinness Book adjective
57 Display options, in brief
59 Product in a snail-shaped dispenser
60 Plan (out)
61 Peanut product
62 Chortle
63 Big Apple sch. with campuses in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai
64 Interior secretary Haaland