The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across 1 Big mess 6 Merino, for one 10 What shaken soda cans do after being opened

14 Hour and minutes separator 15 Long-eared

hopper 16 Smidgen

17 The Eagles’ “___ These Nights” 18 Working

diligently 19 Source of linen 20 Sommelier? 23 Winter D.C.

setting

24 “If you ask me …,” in shorthand 25 Pen’s end 26 Sense of self 29 Bartender? 32 Product once advertised with the jingle “Who wears short shorts? …” 35 How Marcie addresses Peppermint Patty, for no apparent reason 36 Shakespeare’s “___ Andronicus” 37 Actress

Kendrick 38 Booth at

a fair

41 Let go of 42 The “I” of

I.P.A.

44 Suffix with

super

45 Quod ___ demonstrandum

46 Soda jerk? 50 One of 12 in “antidisestablishAbbr.

51 Sgt. or cpl. 52 Group of

scenes

53 Govt. agency for retirees 56 Barista? 60 Concept

62 ___ de las

Amazonas 63 Turn away 64 Word after fist or baby

65 Blue: Sp. 66 Sunnis and Shiites, e.g. 67 Intersect 68 Bone-dry 69 Writing by John Locke or Alexander Pope

Down

1 It will have you seeing things 2 Discussing politics and religion with strangers, often

3 On the qui

vive

4 12 inches 5 Dirty, as a

trick

6 “You got a problem with that?”

7 “I do solemnly swear …,” e.g.

8 ___ Belt 9 Proceed without restraint 10 Sort (through) 11 Dacron fabric, for one 12 Boarding pass

info 13 Makeup of candles or early records 21 Sch. in

Amherst 22 “Yeah, sure” 27 Dutch city or a cheese it’s famous for 28 Beginning 29 Outlet from a

sink

30 Part of a bridal gown 31 Chopped finely, as food 32 Babes in the

woods 33 What an onslaught of political ads may do 34 “Pretend for a moment that you care what I want” 39 Easy-peasy 40 Rubbish 43 ___ time

(never) 47 Top-of-theline Honda offerings 48 Give an electrical charge 49 Order that may follow “Ten-hut!” 53 Engineering

details

54 Big name in

mattresses 55 ___-craftsy 57 Entranced 58 Gloomy 59 Dark times,

informally 60 Company nicknamed Big Blue

61 In ___ time