The New York Times crossword puzzle
No. 1120
Across
1 Name that fills in the blanks to make another name: S_ _ _NNAH 4 Build up over time 10 Have a ball at the mall 14 Acquires 16 Foe’s opposite 17 ___ stick (toy) 18 Prefix with toxin or oxidant19 Where to find singles, a match and love? 21 Not moving 23 The “A” of 10-J-Q-KA 24 Misplaces 25 Exasperated cry you might make when being turned over to voice mail29 Bring on staff 30 Gobble down 31 Conflict of 1914-18, in brief 34 “We’re clear for takeoff!” 37 Apple device assistant 39 Greek letters before chis 40 Form of social diversity 43 $5 bills, in slang 44 One-named singer from Ireland 45 Really bad, informally 46 Letter repeated in the symbol for “closed captioning” 47 Greek letter after chi 48 “Peanuts” character who pranksCharlie Brown with a football 49 Disposable bit of cutlery 56 “Too rich for my blood” 58 Cunning animal 59 Dog from Down Under 60 The Constitution State ... or, when parsed differently, what you gradually do with this puzzle’s circled letters? 64 Cow’s offspring 65 Hu-u-uge 66 In abundance 67 Acronym for a quartet of entertainment awards 68 Meyers of latenight 69 Embedded pieces 70 ___ sauce
Down
1 Audibly shocked 2 Large size at Starbucks 3 Room under a roof 4 Toward the back, at sea 5 Manufacture 6 Sure thing 7 Zellweger of “Bridget Jones’s Diary” 8 Half of duo9 Masthead figs. 10 Curl up and cuddle together 11 Congressional V.I.P. 12 Meanie 13 ___ and pans 15 Some high-end headwear 20 Congeal 22 Mario’s brother 26 Series of steps 27 Neighbor of Bolivia 28 Bob, buzz or beehive 32 Bit of smoke 33 “Your wish ___ command” 34 Computer debut of 1998 35 Toothpaste holder 36 Wait till morning to decide something 37 Cunning 38 Spanish suffixwith señor 39 Be kind, follow the rules, etc. 41 Condo, for one 42 In the shape of a rainbow 47 Hors d’oeuvres spread 48 ___ Tax (Monopoly square) 50 Midday meal 51 Journalist Gwen 52 Drink served with marshmallows 53 Unexpected problems 54 Ice house? 55 High, as goals 56 Some “Italian” desserts 57 Act dejected 61 Sci-fi film tech, for short 62 Color of khakis 63 French for “your”