The new york times crossword

ACROSS

1 Bit of foolish mockery Surgical tool with an acronymic name 10 Discreetly includes on an email 14 Sticking point? 15 Opt for a drive-through wedding, maybe 16 Neighbor of a

knight

17 Best possible hand, in most poker variants 19 Human rights

org.

20 Totally wipes

out 21 Completely

drench 23 Essential ___ (sandalwood or lavender) 24 Got down on

paper 25 Carrying case worn with a strap

27 Singer with the 5x platinum album “Shepherd Moons” 29 Sticky stuff 30 Chem class

component 33 “Will do

A.S.A.P.!” 36 Uncompromising

39 Likely contents of a cup with a green siren logo 43 Relating to an

arm bone 44 Squeal

45 Sly character of multiple fables

46 Tie the ___ 48 Vein contents 51 Buddhist temple built in the early 12th century

55 Clan symbol 59 Sch. on Manhattan’s Washington Square Park 5 60 Analog clock

feature 61 Utopian locale in a Coleridge poem 62 Glittery 1970s

rock genre 64 Borders represented four times in this puzzle — both in the grid and on a map

66 British

nobleman 67 She-Ra’s twin

brother 68 Film, in France 69 Comes to a

close 70 Perfume 71 Cheekiness

DOWN

L.L. Bean competitor Like a cheering crowd

Words on a check Discarded computers and such

5 Liberal group,

with “the” 6 Part of A.T.V. 7 Composer known as the “March King” 8 Big name in

printers 9 Move, as paintings in an art exhibit 10 Alternative to a camisole, perhaps

11 Bit of chocolateflavored cereal 12 Infant’s

ailment 13 Move furtively 18 Legal claim 22 City with the Temple of the Golden Pavilion 25 Really like 26 [Just like

that!]

28 Mirror image? 30 School in the

S.E.C. 31 Falcons, on a

scoreboard

1 2 3 4

By achary David Levy

32 Security officer with an eye on teller transactions 34 1950s prez 35 Groove for a letter-shaped bolt

37 Prefix with

physics 38 Wicked spell 40 Position in a

hierarchy 41 Mother hen’s

“entourage” 42 Red Cross training subject, in brief 47 Country singer Yearwood 49 And others:

Lat. 50 Seattle’s N.B.A. team, to fans 51 Point of

view 52 Stocking

stuff

53 What more than half of the human body is composed of 54 San Antonio

landmark 56 Actress Raymonde of “Malcolm in the Middle” 57 Utopias 58 Inspirational figures for artists and poets 61 1990s TV heroine with a sidekick named Gabrielle 63 Some E.R.

personnel 65 Brimless cap