The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 Virgo/Libra mo. 5 Parisian parent 9 Give an epidural, e.g. 13 Walk in wooden shoes, say 15 La Salle of “ER” 16 Cornell of Cornell University 17 Wayne Gretzky, for about half of his playing career 18 Iowa birthplace of Ann Landers and Abigail Van Buren 20 Start of a punny quip about two professionals 22 Word on a candy heart 23 Vintner’s vessel 24 “Them” author Joyce Carol ___ 28 Quip, part 2 33 Luxury hotel amenity 35 Month after juillet 36 Stars and Bars org. 37 Vogue competitor 38 Quip, part 3 40 Bit of burlesque 41 Shelter accommodation 42 La Española, for one 43 Olympic blades 44 Quip, part 4 48 Comic Silverman 49 Floater in a flume 50 TV sked letters 53 End of the quip 58 Tailwind for eastbound flights 61 Almost any “Li’l Abner” character 62 James with a posthumous Pulitzer 63 Kosovo native 64 Month after diciembre 65 Beethoven’s German birthplace 66 “I’ve got this one” 67 Formerly, in old times

Down

1 Look that says “I’m not happy” 2 Yale of Yale University 3 One with a high bar to reach 4 Counterfeiter-catching Feds 5 Euro forerunner in Spain 6 Burnett of CNN 7 “You’re a regular ___!” (Kramden cry) 8 Prefix with angular or lateral 9 Drink with ambrosia 10 Six-Day War weapon 11 Mohawk sporter on “The A-Team” 12 Horse with a reddish-brown body 14 Russian newspaper founded in 1912 19 Crosses off 21 Hydroelectric project 25 Ballpark gate employee 26 Davis of “Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries” 27 Ballpark figures? 29 U-turn from SSW 30 Bother persistently 31 Note in a kitty, perhaps 32 Stick that’s chalked 33 Sunni and Shia, for two 34 Pacific greeting 38 The Sun Devils’ sch. 39 “Kidnapped” monogram 40 Threedimensional fig. 42 Comment made while sweating 43 Pre-Easter purchase 45 Chinese revolutionary Sun ___ 46 Served à la cherries jubilee 47 Particle with a + or – 51 Stands at funerals 52 Parcel out 54 Words of approximation 55 Many a firsttime voter 56 “First, do no ___” 57 Poor dog’s portion, in rhyme 58 The “one” in a one-two 59 What a rejection may crush 60 Billiard ball with a blue stripe

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