NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

Across

1 Spanish newborn 5 Store offering that can be free 8 Produce

producers 13 Complete

14 Help around the house 16 Sans-serif font choice 17 Hebrews 19 “American ___ Warrior” (NBC competition series) 20 Condescending sort

21 One of the first five inductees at Cooperstown 23 Break down 24 Weaver 27 Flicked bit 29 Go after, in a way 30 Take it easy 31 “What chutzpah!” 34 “Cut that out!” 38 Big name in snow blowers 39 Paycheck abbr. 41 “Holy

guacamole!” 42 Alfred Nobel and

others

45 Top with

spaghetti straps 48 Airing

50 Little bit

51 Sleep study

stage

52 Sheriffs

57 Be behind 58 “Toy Story” boy 59 Oldest golfer to win a P.G.A. Tour event (at 52 years 10 months) 61 Birthing

63 Irate

66 In need of a break, say 67 Come up short 68 Canine command usually spoken slowly in a low voice 69 Compete in a no-blinking contest 70 Down 71 Insignificant

Down

1 Short cut 2 Special holiday periods 3 Empathetic comment 3 What this clue’s number is 5 College athlete, e.g.

6 Land east of Iran: Abbr. 7 One-___ (modest bathing attire) 8 Part of an auto

engine

9 Melber of

MSNBC

10 Light wash 11 Something a college junior has that a freshman usually doesn’t 12 Big hunks 15 Whimsically witty 18 Clicking device 22 Bits of writing often accompanied by headshots 25 Group of quail 26 Some recurring YouTube journals 27 Figures on USA’s “Suits”: Abbr. 28 Third place 32 Help for pulling an all-nighter 33 And the like: Abbr.

35 What connoisseurs don’t have, by definition

36 Key with a chain, maybe

37 The enemy 40 Help in supporting (or refuting) a hunch

43 “Get ready!” 44 Knock for a loop 46 Shade akin to rust

47 ___ Menzel, Tony-winning actress for “Wicked” 49 Author of “Burr” and “Lincoln” 52 Sudden shocks 53 Look forward to 54 Two-tone beast that sleeps standing up 55 Printed slips 56 Great shakes? 60 Precious 62 Contraction in “Jingle Bells” 64 Spot for a good cause, for short 65 Whiskey choice