The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Actress Hathaway 5 Forest components 10 Scored 100 on 14 Hacienda drudge 15 Like much of the Dakotas 16 Alternative to a walker 17 When doubled, miniature golf 18 Video game franchise in which the enemies are pigs 20 “The ___ of Pooh” (Benjamin Hoff book) 21 Rotten little twerp 22 “Time is money,” e.g. 23 With 51-Across, Eric Carle kid-lit book, after “The” 25 Pal of Chewbacca 27 Put a ding in, say 28 Dadaism pioneer 29 Just sitting around 30 911 responder, in brief 31 Perfectly understood 32 ___ Jemison, first black woman in space 33 Pub pints 34 Feline in an internet meme 38 A wartime communication might be sent in it 41 Rogue computer in “2001” 42 Outcome of haste, it’s said 46 “Hail!,” to Caesar 47 Promising, as a future 48 Soon-to-be graduate, usually 49 Backside, in Britain 50 “That’s the spot!” 51 See 23-Across 52 Story that one generally sticks to, whether it’s true or not 54 Pursuer of an “accursed white whale” 56 Button on a cam 57 1980 boxing biopic 59 Many a Meccan 61 Princely school 62 Aquarium buildup 63 Fey of “30 Rock” 64 “Bill & ___ Excellent Adventure” 65 Requests for Friskies, perhaps 66 “No problemo!”
DOWN
1 18-Across, e.g. 2 Like hosiery hues, typically 3 Zero, zip, nada 4 Rapper’s posse 5 In poor taste 6 Like undercooked eggs 7 Logician’s “therefore” 8 April event that’s “green” 9 Sneakily clever 10 Gastric juice, e.g. 11 Apple coating at a fair 12 When checkmate is most likely to occur 13 “Just” punishment 19 Cause of ruination 23 Yukon S.U.V. maker 24 Vikki who sang “It Must Be Him” 26 Smart ___ 29 Subtly suggest 33 “Be that as it may …” 35 “Here’s trouble!” 36 BuzzFeed competitor 37 Totally blown away 38 Musical for which Liza Minnelli won an Oscar 39 Release a fertilizable egg 40 Part man, part deity 43 Stereotypical place of exile 44 Sam the Froot Loops mascot and others 45 Tiny bit of energy 47 Drops from the sky 48 Relatives of weasels with dark fur 51 Legal drama with Susan Dey 53 Coal containers 55 ___ Boss (German fashion house) 58 Leg, in old slang 60 San Francisco area, with “the”