The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Some sleeveless undergarments, informally 6 It may result in damages 10 Hip-hop subgenre in Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” 14 Creature whose saliva acts as a blood thinner 15 One side of a bet 16 [giggle] 17 “Queen” of 40Down 18 CeeLo Green’s “Forget You” and the Black Eyed Peas’ “Don’t Mess With My Heart” 20 Egg holder 21 Shade 23 Distribute, as pineapples? 24 “Rugrats” dad 25 Scatter 27 Irene of old Hollywood 28 Trace 30 Sanctuary scrolls 32 Place for a hammer and anvil 33 Christmas display 35 Wheelhouses 37 With 39-Across, some Sundance submissions … or a hint to four squares in this puzzle 39 See 37-Across 41 Comedian who said “Embrace who you are. Literally. Hug yourself,” familiarly 43 Popular urban hangouts 46 Cold War inits. 49 Sappho, for one 51 Spiritual teacher 52 Steamed 54 Best Actor winner for “Bohemian Rhapsody” 56 Grist for a mill 57 Sisterly 59 Journalist ___ B. Wells 60 Underground N.Y.C. group 61 Increasingly common weather event akin to a hurricane 63 One with Windows 65 Come out of one’s shell, say 66 Word after G 67 One-named former wrestler who twice won the W.W.E. Divas Championship 68 “A Day Without Rain” singer 69 Genderqueer identity 70 Like a comet’s path
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1 “Old Coke” vis-àvis New Coke, in marketing 2 Faucet accessory 3 Rom-com staples 4 I, to Einstein 5 Bygone rulers 6 One wearing a traje de luces (“suit of light”) in the ring 7 Eggs 8 Star with low luminosity 9 The Minutemen, e.g. 10 What Britain left in 2020, in brief 11 Fixed up 12 Ingredient in sushi rolls and poke bowls 13 Bother persistently 19 Seasoned sailor 22 Ridiculous introduction? 26 ___ Now (onetime political button) 29 Place for icing 31 Did a job on 34 Calls 36 Urban ill 38 Bank offering with a fixed payment schedule 40 Otis Redding’s genre 42 Actress Long 44 Mentored one 45 Powdered, in a way 46 Words on a candy heart 47 E-commerce site with a portmanteau name 48 By a narrow margin 50 By a narrow margin 53 Mexican sandwich 55 Italian sportswear brand named after a Greek letter 58 “Look ___!” 62 Bone to pick at dinner, say 64 Tesla, for one