NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

Across

1 Londoner, e.g., informally

5 Get an A, B, C or D

9 Audibly expresses shock 14 “I do solemnly swear …,” e.g. 15 Like a billionaire 16 Rushed toward 17 Mystery-solving Great Dane of cartoons 19 Yoga pose 20 City where the “Gangnam Style” video was filmed 21 Architect Sir Christopher ___ 23 Cribbage scoring piece

24 Logo art that changes almost daily

28 Place to buy a drink

31 Talk drunkenly 32 Fiction’s opposite 33 50%

36 Thin as ___ 39 Bobby of N.H.L. fame

40 Some household helpers … or an oral hint to 17-, 24-, 51- and 63-Across 42 Non-___ (label on some foods) 43 What salmon swim upstream to do

45 “I ___ a dream …”

46 Amount for the

washer or dryer

47 Teller’s partner in magic

49 Make better 51 Stir-fry ingredients, often

55 At least 35 years, for a U.S. president 56 Threesome 57 Car with a “T” logo

61 Plenty o’ 63 Can’t-miss 66 “Sauer” hot dog topping 67 From Bangkok, say

68 Lady ___, a.k.a. the First Lady of Song

69 Balm 70 Fermented rice wine 71 Cherished

Down

1 Office head 2 Marathon, e.g. 3 “Am ___ late?” 4 Something going through one’s head

5 Poke one’s nose (into)

6 Lend a hand 7 Angry expression 8 Beachfront 9 Breakfast mixtures with rolled oats 10 Some smallish

batteries 11 Flower named for its resemblance to a winged beast

12 Group of experts 13 “All the world’s a ___”: Shak. 18 Ill-defined lump 22 Magazine heads, for short 25 Hawaiian honeymoon destination 26 Visual representation of data

27 “Give us this day ___ daily bread” 28 Money execs 29 Org. looking out for seniors’ interests 30 Reusable material in a junkyard

34 A.L. West team, on scoreboards 35 TV’s “Hawaii ___” 37 Popular Apple product

38 Vein of ore 40 Mark up, as a textbook

41 Nevada city 44 The third “w” in www

46 Hit with a beam of light 48 Counterpart of “neither”

50 URL starter 51 Pitching blunders 52 Ancient Greek gathering spot 53 Carefully sorts (through) 54 Commotion, in slang

58 Shoe part that’s usually the first to wear out 59 Kinks song set “down in old Soho”

60 Many miles away 62 Jeep Grand Cherokee, for one

64 Sturdy tree 65 Tell whoppers