The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 Starting players 6 Any classic vinyl record 11 On the ___ (fleeing) 14 Crown for Miss America 15 Satellite signals 16 ___ Jima 17 Actor with the same initials as Michael Rezendes, his role in “Spotlight” 19 Nuke 20 Sloth, for example 21 Have a go at 22 Put in a tandoor

23 ___ Mahal 26 Citrus garnish in a mixed drink

28 Used a riflescope, say 29 For fun

31 See 49-Across 33 Graphic representation of history 35 Fake ID user, often 36 Fruity drinks 37 Image on the back of a dime 39 Cell messenger 41 Serpentine letter 42 Strong string 43 Floating mass in the North Atlantic

45 Eye woe 47 Regularness 49 With 31-Across, actor with the same initials as Alfred Hitchcock, his role in “Hitchcock” 52 Performer with a baton 53 Construction girder 54 Didn’t do takeout at a restaurant 56 Altar promise 57 Like lumber 58 Subj. involving telescopes or microscopes 59 Army NCO 61 Grassy field 62 Actor with the same initials as Jake Blues, his role in “The Blues Brothers” 67 Do the wrong thing 68 Fall bloom 69 Set of moral principles 70 Former fast jet, in brief

71 ___ nova (Brazilian music style) 72 “So I was wrong”

Down

1 It’s stuffed with dough 2 Acapulco aunt 3 Musical sense 4 Temple cabinets 5 ___ status (survey information) 6 Not working 7 Southpaw punches 8 Lack

9 How doodles are generally drawn 10 What that is, in Tijuana 11 Actress with the same initials as Linda Marolla, her role in “Arthur” 12 Come to 13 Relatives of scooters 18 Oral only 22 Establishment that might have a lot of hogs in front 23 “Cheerio!” 24 Parenthetical comment 25 Actor with the same initials as Jefferson Smith, his role in “Mr. Smith Goes To Washington” 27 “You don’t have to tell me” 28 Lummox 30 What “<” means

32 Else

34 “___ go bragh!” 38 $100 bill, in slang

40 Took a parabolic path 44 Greek sandwich 46 ___ Kippur 48 Is sociable at a party 49 A wide-body plane has two of them 50 Cavs and Mavs, for example 51 Billionaires’ vessels 55 Fork prongs 58 Mediocre 60 Ballerina’s skirt 62 Quick punch 63 Bikini top 64 That woman 65 That man 66 Rink surface