The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 Try, informally 5 Billboard magazine feature 10 Garment with

straps 13 Immature

insect 14 “Huzzah!” 15 Severe

disappointment 16 From east of

the Urals 17 Hold on

tight

18 Helper

19 “An orca is actually a dolphin?!” 22 Nil

23 Director

Anderson 24 Column with an

angle 25 Long-running

CBS drama 27 Hamster holder 29 Effort that goes

“Pfft!” 32 Components of

some fad diets 35 The “A” of

MoMA

36 Word before

boom or blues 37 “Wow, that’s a giant sea cow!” 41 Resentful and hostile manner, informally 42 Make a quilt,

e.g.

43 Bottle units 44 “___ sells seashells by the seashore” 45 Turquoise and

topaz

47 Easily fooled

sorts 48 Schematic 50 Sully, as a

reputation 51 Country that borders three “-stans” 55 “This is the best fish I’ve ever had!” 60 Tear apart 61 See 1-Down 62 ___ rings (side

dish)

63 Chimes in 64 Gave off, as

charm

65 ___ state 66 Bobs and

weaves 67 Lecherous

looks

68 Fruit tree also known as a blackthorn

Down

1 With 61-Across, former White House girl 2 Group of

three

3 Deluge 4 Scourge 5 Goes biking 6 Areas decked with holly in a holiday song 7 Husband of Jezebel in the Bible

8 Stood up

9 Big cheese 10 It may be a

setup

11 Took

transportation 12 Left speechless, maybe

13 What a sprinkler may sprinkle 15 Nude

20 “Yeah, if only!” 21 Big lummox 26 Average

mark 27 Captain and

company 28 Convenience in a cash-only business

30 Lift provider 31 Henna and

others 32 Quickly writes

(down) 33 [Head shake] 34 “Could go

either way” 35 Develops

wrinkles, say 36 Summons in

Gotham City 38 Application 39 Dream disrupter, perhaps 40 Chilly air 45 Panama, e.g. 46 Not hip 47 Make-ityourself dishes from bars 49 Little fellows 50 Circus

performer 52 Big zoo

attraction 53 Make up (for) 54 Abbr. before the ZIP code 10001

55 Gown wearer,

informally 56 What a let in

tennis affords 57 Light wind? 58 Stunned state 59 Things charged at science labs?