NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

Across 1 Classic name for a poodle 5 Branded cotton swab 9 Much-prized golden statuette 14 Black, in poetry 15 ___ Bell 16 Tract of lowgrowing shrubs 17 Locale for a traditional Japanese ceremony 19 Source of pancake syrup 20 Toll units for semis 21 Israeli gun 23 Lead-in to fall 24 Slip of paper to take to the grocery 28 Louis who developed a rabies vaccine 31 High-five sound 32 Yoko who loved John 33 Places with lions and giraffes 36 Sushi bar eel 39 The Masters and

others

43 Sign in a

broadcast booth 44 ___ John letter 45 Part of the body

that’s stubbed 46 Marsh grass 48 Risky bridge play 51 Classic Austrian pastry 55 Homophone of 46-Across 56 ___-la-la (song syllables) 57 Rubs the wrong way 61 Actress Zellweger 63 Message clicked on by an online buyer … or a hint for 17-, 24-, 39and 51-Across 66 Obvious 67 “Hold the ___” (deli order) 68 Build-it-yourself furniture chain 69 ___ corgi (dog breed) 70 Hunted animal 71 Pretwentysomething Down 1 Crumbly cheese 2 Mountain goat 3 Stable newborn 4 Consume

5 15 min. of college football

6 Tiny amount 7 Acquire a winter

coat?

8 ___ scheme

(scam)

9 Unit of electrical

resistance

10 Flier that can take

off from water 11 Apparel also known as clamdiggers 12 Rand McNally book 13 Scarlett’s Butler 18 Tennis legend Arthur 22 Electees 25 Anise-flavored liqueur 26 Peacockish 27 Down in the mouth 28 “We have met the enemy and he is us” comic strip 29 Ever and ___ 30 Green energy source that might go on top of a house 34 Rock with valuable nuggets 35 Not just a glitch 37 Old sporty Pontiacs

38 “So that’s it!” 40 Fly ball catchers 41 Genealogical chart 42 Desert-dry 47 “Spring forward” letters 49 Disney clown fish 50 Draw out 51 Cupid’s missile 52 Pet ___

53 Walk with heavy steps 54 Speed reader? 58 Not real 59 Gratis

60 Lee of Marvel Comics 62 Biblical verb ender 64 Clothes colorer 65 Slinky or Silly Putty