The New York Times crossword puzzle

No. 0227

Across

1 Cinnamon or

cardamom 6 Big-ticket ___ 10 From the

beginning

14 Hot drink with

marshmallows 15 Foal's mother 16 Sweeping tale 17 Signs that it's time to take out the trash

18 "Toy Story" dachshund with a springy body 20 This emoticon:

;-)

22 Gather together 23 ___ Vegas Aces

(W.N.B.A. team) 24 Assistance 25 Spot for a card skimmer, in brief

26 L.A. winter

clock setting 27 Pressed one's

luck

32 "Defend the rights of all people nationwide" org. 35 Vegetarian street food known for its distinct smell

37 Pork portion 38 Oscar winner Mahershala 39 Singer Diana with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

40 Tony Awardwinning musical with the song "Sex Is in the Heel" 44 "Don't worry

about me!" 45 One with unselfish motivations 46 Trojans'

sch. 48 Condition that may involve repetitive behavior, for short

49 Variety 50 "Mamma ___!" 53 Follow, as a

package

56 Little finger

adornment 59 Small-time 61 Basil-based

sauce

62 Target for salicylic acid 63 A single time 64 Eroded, with

"away"

65 A school one starts in the fall

66 Top part 67 In a sneaky

way

Down

1 Disapproving

look

2 Speakers'

platforms 3 Revered

celebrities 4 Champagne

stopper 5 Classes that are

hard to fail

6 :-(

7 After-bath

powder

8 Great Lake with a vowel-heavy name

9 "It's Raining ___" 10 Like a dress with a diagonal hemline, say

11 Nothing, in

Mexico

12 "Me, me, me"

attitudes 13 Moves excitedly, like a puppy's tail 19 "Misery" co-star

Bates

21 "If the shoe ___

..."

25 Inquire 26 Hard-edged, anticorporate musician 27 Cockpit figure 28 Liter or meter 29 Gloom's partner 30 "Assuming

that's true ..." 31 Walrus feature 32 ___-Seltzer 33 Spring's shape 34 Bellybutton

buildup 36 New Mexico art

community 41 Gross

42 Make an offer

at an auction 43 Wallow moodily 47 Makes a certain

video call 49 Tatted

50 Like areas around waterfalls 51 Spy's gathering 52 Ecstasy's

opposite 53 Cafeteria food

holder 54 Serving with

chop suey 55 Elsa's sister in

"Frozen" 56 Christmas tree,

often

57 Machu Picchu

resident

58 Not fake 60 Homer Simpson exclamation