The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Throw in

4 Not fixable, as an error

9 Group whose full name translates as “Bulletproof Boy Scouts”

12 Hit or miss, perhaps

14 It makes you “dance down the street with a cloud at your feet,” in a 1953 hit

15 Red ___ (serving at a Carolina barbecue)

16 People also known as the Cat Nation 17 Powered down, in a way

18 “The pause that refreshes” sloganeer, once 19 Disturb, in a way 21 Bill supporting public television 22 Told where to go, say

23 Use X-ray vision on 25 Graceful

27 Make love? 28 So-called “missing links”

29 Chignon, for one 31 In the past

32 Risky wager ... with a hint to the letters in this puzzle’s circled squares

41 State in debate

42 Phenomenon nicknamed “Karl” in San Francisco 43 Biblical site of a burning bush

44 Soft rock

45 Doctor for kids 47 Cleans (up) 48 Olympic champion who said he threw his gold medal into the Ohio River 49 Garden party annoyance, colloquially

51 Spider web, effectively

52 Part of a pen name? 53 Philanthropy 55 Characteristic of video poker, lottos and casinos 59 Results of some dating app matches

63 Hoodwink

64 Fat substitute 65 Second of five? 66 Totally pumped

DOWN

1 Disinclined 2 Response to “Merci”

3 Sat on a clothesline, say 4 This too shall pass 5 Kind of acid

6 ___ gun

7 Dizzy

8 Was up

9 Flower

10 “I want to go with you!”

11 Nation with a fourcentury “Viking Age”

13 Controvert

15 Italian apology 20 Permit

22 Hundos

24 Approved on Politifact, say 26 Speaker of the line “I follow him to serve my turn upon him” 30 Landlord-paysbroker, in rental lingo

31 Existential unease 32 Word with bank or base

33 Not written 34 Jamaican tangelo 35 N.F.C. South pro 36 Degenerate 37 Meaning of the Italian “lui” or

German “ihn” 38 Aware of

39 Part of yourself that you can’t see without two mirrors

40 Essence

45 Careened across snow, maybe

46 Sleek ocean swimmers

49 Broke one’s silence 50 Life of ___ 52 Impressive showbiz quartet 54 CD component 55 “Windowpane” 56 Plastic ___ Band 57 “I meant that sarcastically”

58 Title of respect 59 Stylish dresser 60 Degree in math? 61 Test for a future PH.D.

62 Blue