The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 One who might

call you out 7 ___ pepper 12 Prez featured in

"Annie" 15 Enthusiastic fan 16 ___ Air, electric vehicle that was named Motor Trend's 2022 Car of the Year 17 Grassy expanse 18 Refrain in a 1970 hit by the Kinks

20 Crop revered by the Abelam people of Papua New Guinea 21 Casual vodka

order

22 Muscat native 23 Some reactions

on Slack

24 "Yep, noticed

that"

26 "Oh, you wanna

fight!"

28 Refrain in a 1971 hit by David Bowie 34 ___-owned (merchandise designation) 35 One of over 140 in an Ironman triathlon

36 Serbian American inventor

37 Hindu god embodying virtue 39 Everlasting,

poetically 42 Flatbread that can be served with dal

43 What offers worldwide protection? 45 State boldly 46 "hahahaha" 47 Refrain in a 1965 hit by the Who 52 Corporate

department 53 Privy to 54 Longtime TV singing series, to fans

56 Places for evil

geniuses 59 Thing with a

ping

63 Sandwich you really need two hands to eat 64 Refrain in a 2008 hit by Lady Gaga

66 What makes

most moist? 67 Fleece seeker 68 "War and Peace" character who determines through numerology that he is destined to assassinate Napoleon

69 East Asian

currency 70 Things dragged

uphill

71 Trade mag for

marketers

Down

1 "www"

addresses 2 Defense from

some attackers 3 Short-sleeved

shirt

4 Like a type that

leans right? 5 Enjoy with

gusto

6 Big Band ___ 7 $1 bill, in slang 8 Dance with a

festive skirt 9 Like Andy Warhol's "Campbell's Soup Cans" or "Marilyn Diptych" 10 Frasier's ex-wife

on "Frasier" 11 State west of

Wyo.

12 Going it alone 13 The "D" in CODA 14 Head-butts, e.g. 19 Tackle at the

knees, e.g. 23 One who's

finished

25 Zenith

27 Took a load off 28 Outrageous 29 Substance that

makes blood red 30 Fair and honest 31 Actor ___ Villechaize of "Fantasy Island" 32 John from

England

33 Whiz (through) 34 Big dance 38 Sweetheart 40 Surefire

41 Actor McGregor 44 Something a person with an ovomucoid allergy cannot eat

48 Female friend,

informally

49 Go by

50 Hot, hot, hot 51 Shortly

54 "Oho!"

55 Novel with the desert planet Arrakis

57 Tech product officially discontinued in 2022

58 Carter of jazz and Perlman of film

60 Take the leap 61 Land unit 62 Raise a big

stink

64 Slumber duds 65 Org. with an

Office of Water