The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 Wriggly temptation for a fish

5 To a smaller

degree 9 Newswoman

Van Susteren 14 Length x width,

for a rectangle 15 Rx dosages,

e.g.: Abbr. 16 City across the Nile from the Valley of the Kings

17 They might be

sealed 18 Apiarist? 20 “Now listen …” 22 ___ smasher 23 Trains to

Chicago’s Loop 24 Flared skirts 26 Org. for some

sportswomen 29 Invoice from a

souvenir shop? 31 Terse put-down of Sandra’s “Gidget” performance? 33 Outrage 34 Toasty

35 King Kong, for

one 36 Playlist listing 38 Poorly lit 39 Unsullied 41 ___ Leppard 42 “Paradise Lost”

setting

44 Many SAT

takers: Abbr. 45 Where to keep divorce papers? 47 Signal Ernie’s buddy to step onstage? 51 Blend, as

batter 52 Stogies 54 Maiden name

preceder 55 Firenze farewell 57 Sitcom

segments 59 “Wow, you

have violins!”? 62 Influence with

higher-ups 63 Long-necked

wader 64 Decisive defeat 65 Opera highlight 66 Unlike the proverbial rolling stone 67 ___-serif 68 Microscope

part

Down

1 Holder for cash

and IDs

2 Pro baseball player with an orange-andblack uniform 3 State of rest 4 Lone Ranger

accessory 5 Patti in the Grammy Hall of Fame

6 Chef known for “New New Orleans” cuisine 7 17th-century Dutch painter Jan 8 Worrisome org. for a draft dodger

9 Market

oversupply 10 Dancer

Nureyev 11 Typical

specimen 12 Unit of capacity

for a bridge 13 17,000-year-old find in France’s Lascaux cave 19 Cop’s stunner 21 Salon product

for a spiky do 25 Dutch cheese 27 Stare openmouthed 28 Made disappear, in a way 30 Recycling

receptacle 32 Title for Maria Theresa of Austria 34 Triumph 36 Quick, suggestive message 37 Badge holders 38 Arnaz of “I

Love Lucy” 40 Many a PC

cable

41 ___ Plaines, Ill. 43 Look of a room 44 Legal

authorities 46 Purple things in several van Gogh paintings 47 Pop-producing

toy weapon 48 Continue

through time 49 Land, as a fish 50 Electric cars named for an inventor

53 Kind of salami 56 Court fig. 58 Girl’s name that’s also a 59-Down

59 See 58-Down 60 Maniacal

leader?

61 Org. of concern

to H&R Block

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