The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 Tablet that comes with the FaceTime app

5 Musical work that may be numbered 9 Firm and brittle, as a cracker

14 Shower love (on)

15 Tirade

16 Ship alongside the Niña and the Santa Maria

17 Alif, ba, ta or hamza

20 Give the cold shoulder

21 Wall St. launch

22 Bunch of bovines

23 Math diagram with an array of dots

27 Rock’s ___ Speedwagon

28 Stanley Cup org.

29 Some reproductive cells

30 What a poker face hides

32 “___ Make a Deal”

34 Org. that regulates hazardous waste

36 Basketball hoops

37 Color such as khaki or ocher

41 Gun sound

43 Droop

44 Feature of the Capitol or the Taj Mahal

48 Used a chair

51 Undergarment with an underwire

53 Oil-drilling structure

54 Honest ___ (Lincoln)

55 Preplanning activity

58 Medieval castle defense

60 U.S. org. with cryptologists

61 “___ Lisa”

62 “Care to fill me in?” … or a hint to 17-, 23-, 37- and 55-Across’s final words

67 Currently broadcasting

68 Elite British boys’ school

69 Passed with flying colors

70 Boy band with the hits “Bye Bye Bye” and “It’s Gonna Be Me”

71 Rip apart

72 Real estate units

Down

1 N.A.A.C.P. cofounder ___ B. Wells

2 German automaker

3 No longer moving

4 First public appearance

5 “The Lord of the Rings” monster

6 “Super” campaign org.

7 Not cool

8 Paper clip alternative

9 One auditing the books, in brief

10 Calorie-laden

11 Temporary, as a position of leadership

12 Sound systems

13 Presidential forgiveness

18 “I don’t wanna get ___ it”

19 Hotel booking

23 Weekend TV comedy show, in brief

24 At any time

25 Spellbound

26 Ripped apart

31 Like a game’s score before overtime

33 Button to press after composing an email

35 Sounds of understanding

38 Brimming with excitement

39 File folder features

40 Fearsome folklore figure

41 Monkeys with long snouts

42 Eroded

45 Colombia/ Venezuela border river

46 Slender tower of a mosque

47 Henhouse product

48 Biblical judge whose hair gave him strength

49 “___ Get Fooled Again” (the Who classic)

50 Egypt’s Lake ___, near Aswan Dam

52 Bill dispensers, in brief

56 Espresso drink

57 Amount at the bottom of a receipt

59 Slender

63 Curved path

64 Sweetie

65 Word after living or dead

66 Fabric-buying quantities: Abbr.

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