The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Gag
5 Runnin’ _ _ _ (Western NCAA team)
9 They’re connected to the spine
14 Tech giant based in New Taipei City
15 Beverage brand with a lizard logo
16 Writer Jong
17 CAROL BRADY
19 Childish retort
20 “The way I see it ...,” to texters
21 Smidgen
23 ___ Accords (1993 and 1995 pacts)
24 Antitrafficking org.
26 MOOSE ANTLERS
29 “Are you sure about that?”
31 Something broken after regulation, say
32 “Critique of Judgment” writer
33 They might be blended
37 36:1, for snake eyes
40 ACTING ROLE
43 Heartfelt request 44 Suckling site
45 “Quickly!”
47 Title of respect
49 Saint of Ávila
51 SACRAMENTO KINGS
57 Plato’s “P”
58 Meat in some chops
59 Palindromic time
60 Reward for a dog
62 Skyscraper support
64 TOP ROUND STEAK
68 Bird depicted on a rare penny
69 Bump on a log
70 Maggie Smith’s title
71 Buy time
72 Academic acronym
73 “Quickly!”
DOWN
1 Predicament
2 _ _ _-warrior (environmentalist)
3 Next-to-last
4 Theme park transport
5 Currency exchange inits.
6 Something to talk about
7 Novel format
8 Philadelphia train system
9 Split bit, say
10 Moving target in a heist film
11 “Simply sharp” brand
12 Reason for a recall
13 Squelched
18 Sushi restaurant supply
22 Fire ___
24 Peachy
25 Big name in family singers
27 Whole-grain wheat flour
28 Christian of note
30 Squishy desktop item
34 Otoscope user, for short
35 Drink additive?
36 Place with scrubs
38 Rodent in an arid environment
39 Mark of Zorro?
41 Actress Reid of “Sharknado”
42 Envelope abbr.
46 Kung _ _ _
48 Days _ _ _
50 “30 for 30” airer
51 Uses
52 Home of Morocco’s Royal Palace
53 Longtime watch brand for James Bond
54 Deducts from
55 Go from 0 to 60, say
56 En pointe
61 Tosses in
63 Brooks, for one
65 Balance provider, in brief
66 Actress Thurman
67 Bit of fishing gear