The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Buds

5 ___ Empire, a.k.a. the Realm of the Four Parts 9 Word with bar or bowl

14 Pizazz 15 Cup-and-saucer luncheons

16 Hot apple pie has one

17 Start of a punny quip with two correct answers 20 Step up or down 21 Phnom ___ 22 Oversight

25 Aloof with

30 Peter Sarsgaard’s role in 2016’s “Jackie,” for short 33 Part 2 of the quip 34 Traveled to an island, in a way 35 Children’s author Carle

37 Squid predator 39 Wanting no more, say

40 Part 3 of the quip 43 Disoriented

44 Cry at the end of a big job

45 Files a petition 46 Continue with 48 Part 4 of the quip 50 Lunar New Year 51 Play around 52 Philippine coins

54 Drop a line? 56 Devise, as a plot 60 End of the quip 66 Where shampoo was invented 67 Home of 66-Across 68 Stumble

69 ___ footage 70 Many a driver’s ed enrollee 71 Regarding

DOWN

1 Writes

2 Slews

3 Tibetan spiritual leader

4 Epitome of slowness

5 Cousin ___ (“The Addams Family” member)

6 Agatha Christie ___ Miller

7 ___ diem

8 Arthur ___, 1975 Wimbledon winner 9 Woodcutter’s prop

10 Spot for many a “mom” tattoo 11 Singer Rawls 12 Theater chain or cable channel 13 Dit’s counterpart 18 Aid in busing

19 Back in the day

23 Fictional character who dreams about Heffalumps 24 Positive response to “Agree?”

26 Some exams 27 Skedaddled 28 Conical shelter 29 Most unusual 30 Meal

31 Tutti-___

32 “___ Cousins” (1964 Elvis film) 34 ___ Mae (mortgage company)

36 “10-4!”

38 Head to the office?

41 Come under fire, literally or figuratively

42 Ones ordering lab tests?

47 Heroine Prior of the “Divergent” series

49 London’s ___ Square

52 Terrible twos, e.g. 53 Ed Asner role in 2003’s “Elf”

55 “Right now!”

57 Rips [five letters] 58 Lit ___

59 Shot, for short 60 Certain sib 61 “Explosive” cable channel

62 The groom is usually the first to say it

63 New driver’s cquisition: Abbr. 64 Something dispensed with in “business casual” 65 Actor McShane