The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 Indian royal 5 Molds 10 “Nonsense!” 14 Horse often used in endurance races 15 Name that appears 2,698 times in the Quran 16 Letter in the W.W. II phonetic alphabet 17 Word that can complete CARE___R 19 Already: Fr. 20 Teacher in une école 21 Number two 23 & 24 Namely 25 Person who might be chosen to be maid of honor, for short 27 Word that can complete SH___ED 29 Chicken or veal dish, in brief 31 Grande preceder 33 Shoe company that makes Top-Siders 34 Fittings under the sink 37 Willing to listen 38 Word that can complete DE___ 40 Ostentatious display 41 They often end letters 42 Traded points 44 Kylo of “Star Wars” villainy 45 Chow 49 Word that can complete ___TING 51 Mil. title in a Beatles song 53 Raiders’ org. 54 Thin bark 55 I.R.S. IDs 57 One who might say “Well, I’ll be a monkey’s uncle!”? 59 Stare slackjawed 61 Word that can complete ___ER 63 LAX listings 64 Protein found in muscles 65 Store with a notably mazelike layout 66 Indian wrap 67 River painted by van Gogh 68 Goes unused

Down

1 Cleaning tool usually used with a bucket 2 Grande preceder 3 ___ Pérez de Cuéllar, former U.N. chief 4 Lend a helping hand, in a bad way 5 Insouciant 6 Keyboard abbr. 7 Ukrainian, e.g. 8 “Star Trek” cast name 9 Noted fatherand-son Hollywood stars 10 Pea jacket? 11 First part of an English “rule” 12 Stopover 13 Like some laughs and stews 18 Feature of the king of clubs 22 Run one’s mouth 26 Some Nordic skiers 28 State of inactivity 30 Bad stethoscope sound 32 More of a head-scratcher 35 They can stand on their own two feet 36 Places for balm 38 Cause for combatants’ confusion 39 A few notes that require answering? 40 Like shareholder distributions, typically 42 “Poor Richard’s Almanack” filler 43 Keep from practicing, say 46 Bean popular in East Asia 47 Service easy to break? 48 Ones always wearing suits at work 50 Biblical figure who “walked with God” 52 Besmirch 56 ___ speak 58 Cleanup hitter’s stat 60 Fraternity letter 62 Calculus calculation, for short

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