The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Nike, Nestlé or Nabisco

6 Treasure seeker’s aid

9 Teacher’s responsibility 14 Knight’s weapon 15 Wrath

16 Frenzied

17 Sinclair who wrote “Oil!” 18 Daytime television drama

20 U.F.O. pilots, for short

21 Jazz duo? 23 Protective molar layer

24 Kitchen gadget for the healthconscious 27 Enthusiast’s mag 28 Pigmented rings 29 Calligrapher’s implement 31 Stubborn animal 32 Courteous contraction

33 Fruits with pits 35 Romantic prospect after swiping right 40 To-do list task 41 Exclamation at the end of a trip? 44 Baby bear

47 Garland made with flowers 48 Suffragist Elizabeth Cady ___

51 Region

53 Stress ball, e.g. 55 Biblical book of sacred poems

57 “Et voilà!”

58 Unusual

59 Electrical panels found in older homes … or what 18-, 24-, 35- and 53-Across do (regarding each half of each answer)? 61 Super-duper soup scooper

63 Prefix meaning “very”

64 To and ___ 65 Respected community leader 66 Has staying power 67 Chaney of old horror films 68 Bottomless pit

DOWN

1 Toronto MLB player

2 Pure bliss

3 Most on edge 4 Sgt., e.g. 5 Oscar-winning Washington 6 Unlikely philanthropists 7 Greeted the day, say

8 Little legume 9 “Let’s go!” 10 Bolivian capital

11 Result of iron deficiency 12 Sounds from fire trucks

13 What kosher seafood has that nonkosher seafood does not 19 Bygone Spanish currency 22 Government grp. employing ecologists 25 “Doonesbury” or “Dilbert”

26 Big name in canned meat 30 Court divider 33 “Dr.” of hip-hop 34 Pastry served with afternoon tea

36 Rink org.

37 Childish rebuttal 38 Actor La Salle

39 Cocktail made with whiskey, honey and lemon 42 Dogs with standard, medium and miniature varieties

43 Big name in pretzels 44 Pepto-bismol dosage

45 Octopus antagonist in “The Little Mermaid” 46 Wild animals

48 Add spices to 49 Actor Danson 50 Flowering shrub 52 On the ball

54 In ___ (not yet born)

56 Wharton degs. 60 Gridiron group rebooted in 2020 62 Edmonton’s province: Abbr.