The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across
1 Military wear, for short
5 Appear to be
9 “Hop to it!”
13 Stress or extended exposure to sun, it’s said
14 Feature of an Uber ride … or an Uber Eats order
15 Like a yellow banana vis-àvis a green one
16 *Evasive treatment, with “the”
18 Prestigious Atlanta university
19 São ___, Brazil 20 Deprives of strength
22 ___ de Janeiro, Brazil
23 *Boba Fett’s occupation in “Star Wars” films
27 Chicken’s counterpart in a causality dilemma
30 Secret agent
31 One-person performances
32 Palindromic tugboat sound
34 Openly gay
36 Salad bar grabbers
39 *Seriously hammered
43 High-heels, e.g.
44 Keister
45 “Don’t move!,” as a dog command
46 “Hurrah!”
49 Meadow
51 Pig’s spot
52 *Weekend occasion for avocado toast and mimosas
56 Remains of a fire
57 Politico Buttigieg
58 Alternatives to Ubers
62 Subway entrance fixture
64 Disconnects … or what’s found in the answers to the four starred clues?
67 Like wingtips and penny loafers
68 Put in the overhead bin, say
69 Deserve
70 Motto for a devil-may-care type
71 “Monday Night Football” channel
72 Tach readings, for short
Down
1 Complain, complain, complain
2 Water, in Spanish
3 Waiter’s handout
4 Big name in electric toothbrushes
5 Bay Area air hub
6 Water, in French
7 Young’s partner in accounting
8 Occasions to pamper oneself
9 Goal
10 Ones with season tickets to football, baseball and basketball games, perhaps
11 Eagle’s abode
12 Comedian Richard who wrote “What I’m saying might be profane, but it’s also profound”
15 Outcomes
17 Down Under hoppers, informally
21 Vietnamese noodle dish
24 “___ further reflection …”
25 Three Stooges snicker sound
26 Alcoves
27 Flight board figs.
28 “Oh, my stars!”
29 Deteriorate … as sledders do?
33 Tire pattern
35 Key above Caps Lock
37 Annoying insect
38 Big name in vodka
40 Like some bike locks and magnets
41 “Star Trek” lieutenant played by George Takei
42 Prayer ending
47 “___ Como Va” (1971 Santana hit)
48 More than 90°
50 Rights org.
52 Smart-alecky
53 “We agree”
54 Major monthly expenses
55 On a sugar rush, say
59 What a bird’s wings do
60 Time in office 61 Figs. for tax filers
63 One of three fire signs, with Aries and Sagittarius
65 Police officer 66 Admit, with “up to”