The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 Pettable purrer 7 2012 film about the so-called “Canadian Caper” 11 Sights in sports bars 14 Where Odysseus is king, in the “Odyssey” 15 “That was a close one!” 16 Carnival city, informally 17 Like a happy astronaut? 19 Raggedy redhead 20 C.I.A. sister service 21 State that’s only 45 miles wide at the top: Abbr. 22 Complete, as a PDF contract 24 Like a happy portrait model?

29 Cry of triumph after arriving 31 Boot from office 32 Jeans material 33 PC bailout key

34 Bear with a bed that was too hard 38 Like a happy mountaineer? 42 Bringing up the rear 43 Pride for a gym rat 44 Overcaffeinated 45 Quick farewells 47 Old British coins worth 21 shillings 49 Like a happy medium? 53 Prefix with ribonucleic 54 Connections 55 Rug rat 58 Something that may be chocolatecoated? 59 Like a happy meteorologist? 64 H

65 Pouty face 66 Convenience from an auto garage 67 Nursery supply usually sold in rolls 68 Knocks the socks off 69 Space in a relationship

Down

1 One of two statues outside the New York Public Library 2 Off-road rides, for short 3 They’re game 4 You drive it on a parkway and park it in a driveway 5 Make a scene? 6 The H.M.S. Bounty stopped here in 1788 7 “You’re killing me, bro!”

8 P

9 Prefix with cache 10 Titleholders 11 Blue eyes or hairy legs, e.g. 12 French 20 13 Eldest Corleone brother

18 Change … one hopes for the better 23 Score of 5-4, 40-15, say

25 Boob tube 26 Fill-in 27 “Holy cow!” 28 Color akin to eggplant 29 Fan favorite 30 Actress Suvari 33 Inclusive abbr. 35 Very noticeable 36 “Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You’re my only hope,” e.g. 37 Annexes 39 Kind of column 40 Admit, with “up”

41 It had theaters in Europe and the Pacific, for short

46 Virtuoso taking a bow before a performance? 47 Vocalist Vannelli 48 Villainess in “The Little Mermaid” 49 Doesn’t go anywhere 50 “Cool beans!” 51 Rot 52 Heaps 56 Apartment number for many a building superintendent 57 Maryland collegian, informally 60 “This instant!” 61 Signal 62 Follow relentlessly 63 Scottish denial