The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Talk, talk, talk
4 _ _ _ Henie,
10-time world champion skater 9 Desk jarful
13 Kind of palm 15 Engine sound
16 “You sure about that?”
17 *Cause of irritated eyes
19 Feeling the effects of a tough workout, say
20 One out of 100: Abbr.
21 Inits. of two schools in the Missouri Valley Conference
22 Catch dead to rights
23 Alleviated
26 *Many lovers, e.g. 28 How something can be torn
30 Hoppy medium? 31 Top 40 genre 32 Ginormous 35 Company where workers may sleep on the job
38 *Mayim of entertainment 42 Office newbie
43 Pop
44 Card game similar to Crazy Eights 45 Common name starter in 31-Across
46 Drew forcibly (from) 49 *Way down in the nether regions 54 Word said while pointing
55 From memory only 56 D-backs, on scoreboards
57 Try to see?
58 Part of a Florida flock
59 *Book of Mary 64 “Whip It” band 65 Guiding principles 66 Flower girl? 67 Steinbeck title ender
68 “Swell!”
69 Basic linear expression with a hint to answering the five starred clues in this puzzle
DOWN
1 Quick blow 2 Subject of a landmark 2012 Supreme Court decision, for short 3 Crumpled mass 4 Reindeer in “Frozen”
5 Italian time unit 6 Finnish tech giant 7 Medieval competition
8 Boost
9 One of three for a grand
10 Good thing to map out before a risky endeavor
11 Nothing: Lat.
12 Editor’s concern 14 “A Doll’s House” playwright
18 Former “S.N.L.” comic Chris
23 Third in a group of eight
24 Japanese beer 25 Like an accomplishment worthy of Guinness
26 Groups of hands 27 Steinbeck title starter
29 Alternative genre 33 Non-___ (label on some organic foods) 34 “September 1, 1939” poet 36 Skin-care product 37 Battery part 39 Eagerly takes advantage of
40 Lead-in to port or pad
41 Instrument notably featured in George Michael’s 1984 hit “Careless Whisper”
47 On
48 “Hallelujah!” singers
49 One joining a union?
50 Like 48-Down members, often 51 Full of cargo 52 Hopping mad 53 Mohammed’s third wife
57 City sometimes called “The Buckle of the Bible Belt” 60 Tool set
61 Mess (with)
62 How peers should be treated 63 Villainous Luthor