The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 Fruit often seen in still lifes 5 Black wood 10 Fable’s message 15 Opera highlight 16 Elaine’s last name on “Seinfeld” 17 Flabbergast 18 Historic California route, with “El” 20 Schmoozing gossip 21 Bottoms of high-tops 22 Departs 23 Desirable feature of a rented room 29 Mathematician Turing who was the subject of “The Imitation Game” 30 Genetic copies 31 Forwards, as a misdelivered letter 35 Weaving machine 36 Mani-pedi place

39 2016 film for which Viggo Mortensen earned an Oscar nomination 42 Pig’s digs 43 Ancient France 44 Navigation instrument 45 Many Monty Python skits 47 Crumb carriers 48 Common computer peripherals 54 Sigher’s words 55 College officials 56 “Here’s to the newlyweds!,” e.g.

58 Part of a person’s psyche … or a hidden part of 18-, 23-, 39or 48-Across? 63 Wonderland girl 64 Division of a play 65 Notion 66 Chill out 67 Played (with) 68 Polo mount

Down 1 “Super” group buying campaign ads 2 One-third of pitching’s Triple Crown, for short 3 Command between “Ready!” and “Fire!” 4 Chocolate-covered morsel often eaten at the movies 5 Virus in 2014 news 6 Special Forces cap 7 “Gimme a minute” 8 Schoolteacher’s org. 9 French designer’s monogram 10 With 62-Down, a spring festival 11 Symbols of resistance 12 Talked incessantly 13 Quetzalcoatl worshiper 14 Car deal that’s not a purchase 19 Election mo.

23 Skirt fold 24 Hoarse 25 “___ Enchanted” (2004 film) 26 “High” times 27 Govt.-issued security 28 Century 21 rival 29 Paths of pendulums 32 Bother persistently 33 Book with handwritten thoughts 34 Ducked (out) furtively 36 Easel, e.g. 37 Pub purchases 38 Divisions of a play 40 Escape

41 The Enterprise, for example 45 Soft drink in a green bottle 46 2000 Summer Olympics city 48 Smallest OPEC nation 49 Entire 50 Letter that doesn’t need an envelope or stamp 51 Designer Geoffrey 52 Got into a row? 53 Nelson Mandela’s org. 57 ___-Mex 58 “Was ___ das?” (German question) 59 Cpl., e.g. 60 Altar affirmation 61 Spy novelist Deighton 62 See 10-Down