The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 Jab with a knife 5 Word after monkey or handle 9 Social class in India 14 Grammy winner India.___ 15 Suffix with period or class 16 ___ : first :: omega : last 17 2011 film co-starring Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams 20 “I’ll wait to hear from you online” 21 Luau dish 22 Anger

23 Nat ___ (cable channel) 24 “You ___ be kidding!” 25 Football scores, for short 26 App introduced in 2010 to locate a missing Apple product 30 Prominent part of Dumbo 31 Ambulance workers, in brief

32 Lollygagged 35 “The ___ From Ipanema” (1964 hit)

37 Business operations, informally 40 Large, flattopped hill 41

Environmentally conscious 43 The whole nine yards

45 33 1/3 or 45: Abbr.

46 Mr. Spock player 50 Hurricane’s center 52 Down with the flu, say 53 Opposite of WSW 54 Restroom, for short

55 ___ Lilly (pharmaceutical giant) 56 So-so 60 Decided otherwise … or a hint to the four sets of circled letters 63 Ancient land that lent its name to an order of architecture

64 Fe, chemically 65 “An apple ___ keeps …” 66 A little off mentally 67 Tenth of a dime 68 What just happened?

Down

1 Identical 2 Remove, as fat 3 Musical set in ancient Egypt 4 Not harmful 5 Title house owner in a 2000 Martin Lawrence comedy

6 It’s gotta hurt 7 Cousin of a mouse 8 Goof 9 Building pictured on the back of a $50 bill

10 Pie ___ mode 11 Sugar-free lemon-lime soda 12 Place for a bronze medalist 13 Makes more bearable 18 ___ la Cité (bit of land in the Seine) 19 Quick snack 24 Place an “X” in the wrong spot on, say 26 So-so

27 Not pertinent 28 Abbr. on a pay stub 29 War zone for Rambo, informally 30 Silly Putty container 33 Annual TV award for athletes 34 Hoover ___

36 Director Spike or singer Brenda 38 “___ be my pleasure!” 39 Happening that’s no big whoop 42 Small bouquet 44 Fan mags 47 “Blue” or “White” river 48 Like vinegar 49 Broadway belter Ethel 50 11th-century Spanish hero 51 “Hurray!”

56 In a little while, in poetry 57 Assistant 58 Chew (on), beaver-style 59 Ice cream brand 61 Small point to pick 62 About which someone might say “Get the lead out!”