The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Camping trip rental
4 “Me day” destination
7 First in a convoy 14 Devalue 16 Well-informed (of) 17 Material much used for Indian dresses
18 Provider of moral support?
19 What good art can make you do
20 Gave the onceover
21 Creatures in a pod 24 Fish that’s an ambush predator 26 Took to an auto impound
30 Wild hog
31 Writer Janowitz 33 Emperor whose mother was Agrippina the Younger
34 Comfort
37 “You must be this tall to ___” (amusement park sign)
39 McKellen or McEwan
40 Kids’ party game … or a hint to this puzzle’s circled letters
43 Asset when playing Skee-Ball 44 Home of Miami University
45 Classic lollipop with a “Mystery Flavor” flavor 47 Hankerings 49 Planets, poetically 51 Trim
52 “Bye Bye Bye” boy band
54 Crunchy, wasabicoated morsel 55 Wrench handle? 56 “What happened now?!” 58 #carpediem
60 More likely to daydream, say 63 Hold lovingly
67 Place for a poser 68 Announcement upon a late arrival 69 Virtual critters since 1999
70 Belief system 71 Greenpeace, e.g., in brief
DOWN
1 Device associated with the advice “Be kind, rewind” 2 “Gotcha!” 3 Never-been-worn 4 People who might bug others 5 Mononymous “King of Football” 6 Jewelry under a sock, perhaps
7 Bit of gear for a talk show host 8 Online retailer whose first sale was a broken laser pointer
9 Stop, in French 10 Exactly right
11 One getting hailed on Broadway? 12 Silent communication, for short
13 GPS path: Abbr. 15 To the extent that 21 Baby deliverers, for short
22 Some best buds 23 Slander
25 There might be a ring to it
27 Parodist Yankovic 28 Deletion
29 Crime boss 32 Condition that affects executive function, in brief 35 Tech exec
36 Canyon rebound 38 Mer contents
41 Sites of frequent touchdowns
42 Go really, really wrong
43 Writer Rand
46 Boyz II ___
48 Movie theater morsel with white sprinkles
50 Waves, perhaps 53 Doorbell sound 55 Bedside buzzer 57 Like Scotch served without ice
59 Has an open tab, say
60 Dict. listing
61 “The Raven” poet 62 “A long, long time ___ …” 64 Cacophony
65 Video call annoyance 66 Angsty genre