NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

Across

1 Nothin’

5 Hula ___

9 [Um … I’m standing right here]

13 Team members that can pull more than their weight on the field? 14 Confess (to) 16 Volcanic output 17 Lines at the office?

19 Ran away from 20 Sandwich shop 21 Willing to accept danger 23 Attachment to a fishing rod 25 Before, to poets 26 Tidbit from Friskies

30 Typical physique for a middleaged guy 34 Baseball hitter’s stat, for short 35 Brief role in a film

37 “___ welcome” 38 Core muscles, in

brief

39 Fugitive who, phonetically, is “hiding” in certain letters in 17-, 21-, 52- and 61-Across 41 Only four-term

prez

42 Sphere or cube 44 “The Hate U

Give” heroine

45 Black History Mo.

46 Sound system 48 Like a big dog’s lick

50 ___ de cologne 51 Fly high 52 Lowest acceptable offers, in stock market lingo 58 Rice-shaped

pasta

60 Orson Welles’s

“Citizen ___” 61 President between John Tyler and Zachary Taylor 64 Furniture retailer founded in Sweden 65 Disney’s “Little Mermaid” 66 Actress Swenson of “Benson” 67 Small salamander 68 Handicrafts e-tailer

69 Tidy

Down

1 Wordlessly express approval 2 Removed from the schedule, as a TV show 3 Clichéd place to be marooned 4 Percussive piece of jewelry for an Indian dancer 5 “You wish!” 6 Stench 7 8 Hyatt Pizzas, alternative e.g. 9 Fettuccine sauce 10 Angel’s wear

11 Like 2, 4, 6, 8 … 12 Have it ___ (be assured of success) 15 Uttered a noise of disapproval 18 Place to insert a stud 22 It’s bound to be of use to a churchgoer 24 Pastures 26 Lowbrow 27 Head of a monastery 28 Some chain theaters

29 Parts of udders 31 Neutral area between hostile forces 32 “___ in the court!” 33 Annual Louisville event 36 Gem with a play of colors 40 Love god 43 “Once again …” 47 Kind of board with letters printed on it

49 Flat, rectangular brooch

52 Comparable (to) 53 Japanese beverage often served hot

54 Was sure of 55 “___ to elaborate?” 56 Send off, as rays 57 Goes steady with

59 Gymnast Korbut 62 Wily 63 Krazy ___ (comics character)