The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 Puff ___ (snake) 6 Bit of Brylcreem, say 9 Following 14 Prince Harry’s mum 15 It hatches from a big egg 16 Unmanned aircraft 17 With 3-Down, useful 18 ___ Keane, “The Family Circus” cartoonist 19 With 11-Down, snobbish 20 California’s old Fort ___ 21 Soupy “Oliver Twist” fare 23 Cosmetician Lauder 24 Award named for the winningest pitcher of all time 26 Ones sacrificing for a cause 28 Santa ___ winds 29 Firm (up), as muscles 30 Long, hard journeys 33 Old coupon for the needy 38 Greeting from a parade float 39 With 29-Down, sophisticated 40 Listening device on a narc 41 Realtor’s showing 43 Murdered 44 Grand Ole ___ 45 Put on, as a TV show 46 Patron of France 50 Produces a large body of work? 54 “It is my desire …” 55 Word that can follow sea, solar or staying 57 “How relaxing!” 58 With 48-Down, affectionate 59 Part of the Freudian psyche 60 With 51-Down, weak and indecisive 62 Trapped on a branch 63 Screw things up 64 Walk leisurely 65 Authority 66 Man cave, maybe 67 Crust, mantle or core, for the earth

Down

1 ___ committee 2 Book that might require a key to open 3 See 17-Across 4 Finish 5 Sci-fi weapons 6 Fix, as software 7 French female friend 8 Symbol of Teddy Roosevelt’s political party 9 Sticks (to) 10 Ice, as a cake 11 See 19-Across 12 Go inside 13 Spanish kings 22 Genetic initials 25 Like some wooden buckets 27 Roddick or Rooney 29 See 39-Across 30 What it takes to tango 31 Genre for Big Sean or Biggie Smalls 32 She raised Cain 33 Like most manual transmissions in the 1970s and ’80s 34 Spin, as a baton First-___ kit 35 36 CT scan alternative 37 It’s “mightier than the sword” 39 Arizona tribe 42 ___ list (tasks for one’s spouse) 43 Active during the daytime 45 Card that beats a king 46 River deposits 47 ___ Birch, “American Beauty” actress 48 See 58-Across 49 Fencing blades 50 Bound by an oath 51 See 60-Across 52 Ping-Pong surface 53 More timid 56 Grotesque folklore figure 61 Org. for docs