The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 Exoskeleton,

e.g.

6 One who’s slow to pick things up? 10 When repeated,

zealous 13 “Likewise” 14 Leader of

the Smurfs 15 Jam session

highlight 16 Gym bag

attachment 17 “You can say

that again!” 18 Seneca Falls

orator Lucretia 19 Friends who go to White Castle in a 2004 film 22 “Didn’t I

tell you?” 23 Main squeeze, in modern lingo

24 Class teaching

about DNA 25 Romans who protected the emperor

31 See 33-Across 32 Go to bed,

informally 33 Follower of Hosea in the 31-Across 34 Cheese choice 36 Its diameter is roughly twice that of a basketball 40 No longer on

one’s plate, say 42 Bedtime for

a vampire 43 Countrymen who met in Philadelphia in 1787 48 Ambulance

letters 49 ___-rock 50 Freshness 51 Shakespearean entreaty appropriate for 19-, 25and 43-Across? 57 Nivea rival 58 Jacques who played Monsieur Hulot 59 Scout’s route 61 Campbell of “House of Cards” 62 Walked

heavily

63 Lady of “My

Fair Lady” 64 Where hogs go

hog-wild? 65 Sapphic works 66 Luxury brand with a crown logo

Down

1 Buffoon

2 Kind of I.R.A. 3 Rooney ___, 2016 Oscar nominee for “Carol” 4 Mosque of ___ (Jerusalem shrine)

5 Clever

comeback 6 James who voiced Ultron in “Avengers: Age of Ultron” 7 Prayer

wheel turner 8 Places where spirits flow freely 9 Headwear for

some rockers 10 Automated

floor cleaner 11 Brightest star in the Eagle constellation 12 Vehicle in

a drag race 15 Dallas sch. 20 Passionate, outgoing sort, astrologically 21 Beer blast

purchases 25 Basic lunch sandwich, informally 26 Brazilianthemed Vegas hotel 27 Japanese P.M.

Shinzo ___ 28 Page in a

Hollywood film 29 Cake coating 30 “Ri-i-i-ight …” 34 Certain

high heel

35 Hit a home run, in baseball lingo 37 Number of emails sent by Warren Buffett in his entire life 38 Dickens’s “___

Mutual Friend” 39 And another thing, on a letter 41 Police dispatcher’s “A”

42 Noted

gatekeeper 43 Mug shot

subjects 44 “Western” or

“Spanish” dish 45 “Not for self but for country” sloganeer 46 What doctors recommend that sick people get a lot of 47 It’s mostly nitrogen 52 Clairol product 53 Great

Plains tribe 54 Janis’s partner

in the comics 55 Billiards

cushion 56 Carry-on

concern

60 Not really enforcing the rules