The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Lounge about idly 5 What Exxon and Shell sell

8 Outdated

13 Forcibly remove from power 14 Shoestring

15 Prefix with mural or mingle

16 Bygone Russian emperor

17 Arthur who won Wimbledon in 1975 18 ___ Rockne, legendary Notre Dame football coach

19 Start a subway ride

22 Yes, to Yves 23 Ad ___ committee 24 However, informally

27 Wash oneself quickly

33 Turn _ _ _ dime 34 Cover for Claudius 35 Flickering glow of the northern lights

36 “50% off” store event

38 The “I” in 30-Down 40 “Let’s get going!” 41 Plot surprises

44 Très stylish 47 Bailed-out insurance co. of 2008

48 Seize an opportunity

51 Old name for Tokyo

52 Quid pro ___ 53 Small dog’s bark 54 Inevitable ... or a hint for 19-, 27and 48-Across 61 “Me too”

63 Prefix in aviation 64 Roof part

65 Put a cap on 66 Diplomat’s skill 67 Summit 68 “Republic” philosopher 69 Historical time span

70 Unleash a tirade

DOWN

1 Scotland’s Ness or Lomond 2 Anise-flavored Greek liqueur 3 “… and make it snappy!”

4 1960s western sitcom that takes place at Fort Courage

5 Large cut 6 Post-workout woe 7 Be hot under the collar 8 Red-cheeked Pokémon character

9 Years, in Latin 10 Daring body double, like

Debbie Evans in “The Fast and the Furious”

11 Volleyball action between bump and spike

12 Before, in poetry 14 Mexican American, e.g. 20 Night, in Paris

21 Civil rights leader Parks

25 Brave enough to come to the rescue

26 Citrus shade 27 Disturb with a nudge

28 Not at all “whelmed”

29 White House daughter of 200917

30 _ _ _ Fridays 31 Concoct, as a plan 32 Warlike creature of Middle-earth

37 Mind reader’s skill, in brief

39 “_ _ _ sells seashells …”

42 Little roll-up in Tex-mex cuisine 43 Render speechless 45 Pain relief brand with an oxymoryonic name

46 ___ Pet

49 As yet

50 Seem

55 Leave out

56 Eye drop

57 “Free Willy” whale 58 One of three bears in a fairy tale 59 Evenly divisible by two

60 Barber’s shout 61 Swiss mountain 62 The “S” of R.S.V.P.