The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 Colombian cornmeal cake 6 “Are you sure about that?” 10 Home to more than 20% of Nevadans, informally 15 Frenzied 16 City famous for its French Quarter, familiarly 17 Wear away 18 Affirmative at sea 20 Buzz up, perhaps 21 ___’easter 22 Dish of stuffed grape leaves 23 Prepared for serving, as a fancy dish 24 12 parts of a dodecagon 26 Hit BBC series of 1976 28 Arab League country 30 Name that’s found in “mesmerize” 31 Person who lives next to 28-Across 33 12 parts of a dodecagon 36 One supplying strong emotional support, metaphorically 40 Tax org. 41 Award-winning Chinese artist/ activist 44 Eggs on a sushi roll 45 “Busy” ones 47 Watch brand that’s the endall? 48 ___-o 50 “The Wizard of Oz” pooch 52 New Haven collegian 54 Bart catchphrase on “The Simpsons” 59 What Jordan Peele’s “Get Out” and “Us” evoke 62 Comes to realize 63 First noble gas, alphabetically 65 Japanese for “yes” 66 ___ Haute, Ind. 67 Enlightening experiences ... or what 18-, 26-, 41- and 54-Across have, phonetically speaking 69 Big kitchen brand 70 ___ Hendryx, “Lady Marmalade” singer 71 DreamWorks ogre 72 Underhanded 73 Kind of citizenship 74 Uses a coaster

Down

1 Big kitchen brand 2 Lustrous semisynthetic fabric 3 Activity tracked by the Nest or mySunPower app 4 Part of an Insta feed 5 Milieu with tenure tracks 6 Like many flights to JFK and LAX: Abbr. 7 “Same here” 8 ___ crest (place for a backpacker’s hip belt) 9 Shade akin to camel 10 Fine writing paper 11 Kindle or Nook 12 Mob figure portrayed by Travolta in 2018 13 “I bid you ___” 14 Dispatches 19 Prepare to be painted, say 23 Out of fashion 25 Spearheaded 27 Wiggle room 29 One attending a parenting class, maybe 31 Bro or sis 32 “___ we having fun yet?” 34 Barely passing grade 35 Band’s engagement 37 Sign at a takeout counter 38 Fish oil source 39 It jingles on a janitor’s ring 42 Tiny specks 43 Do-nothing state 46 Was given first billing 49 Lungful 51 Bad-tempered and combative 53 Perched upon 54 Cher and Sade, vocally 55 “Come on, seriously?!” 56 Magna ___ 57 Louisiana waterway 58 Locale for gladiators 60 Propelled a galley 61 They’re balanced against possible rewards 64 Figure in fundraising 67 Break off 68 Hart Memorial Trophy awarder, in brief