The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 Projects, with “out”

5 Hans Christian Andersen, by nationality 9 “Whatever You Like” rapper + Gets some color at the beach 15 Queens stadium name 16 Comic book legend Lee 17 Wild cat 18 Root on 20 Beliefs 21 Massive lang. reference 22 Arabian land near the Strait of Hormuz 23 Like a tightrope, more so than a slackline 24 Frat dude + Cpls. and sgts. 26 Actor Lundgren + Elected officials 30 Something often inflated and rarely appreciated 31 Inner things that may be suppressed 33 “Terrible” czar 34 Willem of “Spider-Man” 36 “… man ___ machine?” 37 Take a stand by not standing 38 Goal for six answers in this puzzle? 41 Expels, as lava 43 Tolkien tree being 44 Particle with a negative charge 46 Garfield’s frenemy 47 Jordan Peele’s directorial debut 49 Final, in a math series 50 Butter square + Hilarious people 52 London’s Big ___ + Ladies 55 Pairs 56 Reign 57 Course overseer, for short 58 Sentimentality 61 Concerning both the moon and sun’s motions 63 Cosmopolitan 64 Abbr. on an envelope 65 Malek of “Mr. Robot” 66 U.S. soldier + Little scurriers 67 “CSI” actress Elisabeth 68 Snake eyes

Down

1 “Twilight” werewolf 2 Led down the aisle 3 Classic schoolkid’s alibi 4 “Understand?” 5 Internet link? 6 Drill sergeant’s command 7 Bread often served with curry 8 Finish 9 Bottom rows on spreadsheets 10 Freeze over, as a windshield 11 Bonus in baseball 12 Bottle marked “XXX,” maybe

13 Do ___ Call Registry 14 Ave. crossers 19 Mythical bird in the “Arabian Nights” 23 Like Mandarin 25 At least 26 Popular corn chip 27 “Hmm, leave this to me” 28 Scot’s refusal 29 Show filmed weekly in N.Y.C. 32 Steeds 35 Western Hemisphere grp. 37 Kith’s partner 39 Sugar sources from a farm 40 It runs down the middle of the Pacific 41 Soak

42 “Get a room” elicitor, for short 45 Stanley Cup matchup, e.g. 47 Gives a boost 48 Operating system in the Linux family 51 Possible reply to “Don’t forget!” 53 “Super” gaming console 54 Hindu dresses 56 Book after Judges 58 Snug rug inhabitant 59 “Exodus” hero 60 Course list abbr.

61 ___ Vegas 62 Obsession of el rey Midas