The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

11/16 of a cup: Abbr. 5 Something to

drool over? 8 Mr. of detective

fiction 12 Ghostly, say 13 Suffix with

acetyl 14 “Scrubs” nurse married to Dr. Turk

16 “Arr, matey! So ye seek buried treasure to fill yer ship’s hull? Well, the first clue is easy. Just ___” 19 Muscleman

with a mohawk 20 Clip

21 Wintry chill 22 “At yer next clue already? Then off to the races! Now turn toward the dawn and go ___” 27 Portfolio options, for short 28 Venmo transfer, e.g.

29 Member of a

raiding party 33 Like universal

recipients 36 “Dies ___”

(hymn) 37 Marauder’s tool 39 Vagabond 40 Like an American in Paris 43 Companywide info-sharing system 46 Dennis of “The Alamo” 48 Pond swimmer 49 “Aye, the treasure be heavy, so flex yer biceps! With this third clue, turn right and go ___” 55 Folk rocker DiFranco 56 Singer Black 57 1930s Depressionfighting org. 58 “‘X’ marks the spot! Grab a spade! Dance a jig! Here’s the very last clue. Proceed ___” 63 ___ York (biggest city in los Estados Unidos) 64 Farm female 65 Grab, as booty 66 H.S. exam 67 Sound from a punctured tire 68 Schlep

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1 Colorful aquarium swimmer 2 Babysitters’ banes 3 Francis Drake, for one 4 Pirate’s parrot, e.g. 5 Where the National Institutes of Health is headquartered 6 It’s gathered during recon 7 “Act your age!” 8 Roast V.I.P.s 9 ___ Island (storied site of buried treasure) 10 Officer’s baton 11 Skateboarding maneuver 12 Salinger heroine 15 Swiss range 17 City on the Nile 18 Build 23 Preschool punishment 24 Refrain syllable 25 Settle up 26 It covers a lot of ground 29 Surveillance org. 30 Magic 8 Ball, e.g. 31 French noblemen or noblewomen 32 Commercial lead-in to Clean 34 Honest ___ 35 Spam generator 38 Diplomatic arrangements 41 “That’s the spot!” 42 Things hurled at the Olympics 44 Like John Tyler, among all U.S. presidents 45 Univ. dorm supervisors 47 Looks closely (into)

49 Cut into planks, say

50 Best 51 Metric that determines YouTube success 52 Stop seeing each other 53 Pirate’s booty, say

54 Wise

59 Fed. electricity provider since 1933

60 “___ chance!” 61 D.C. winter hrs. 62 Prefix with Latin or Luddite