The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 High-profile pair
8 Means of access
15 Not so obvious
16 Classic Bob Marley song 17 Site of Saguaro National Park 18 It may bring one back to reality
19 Shoot the breeze
20 Insult, slangily
22 Dark period for poets
23 Not written
25 Stinging plant
27 It’s often the fish in fish and chips
30 Country bordering Togo 32 “Seize the ___!” 33 Chimney output
35 “Don’t freak out”
37 Uno tripled
39 Dollar alternative 40 Participate in a common children’s game, as illustrated in this puzzle
45 Home of the oldest university in the Americas (founded 1551) 46 Buffoon
47 One of a Disney septet 48 Eclipses, to some
50 GQ or T
52 Like much stand-up comedy 56 Lira : Turkey :: ___ : Korea 57 Have high hopes 60 Starchy tuber
61 Practice before a game 62 Crazy popular, as a product 64 Ending to a White House address 65 Root that’s roasted and eaten 69 Test the strength of, chemically 71 Rabble-rouse
72 Noted Roosevelt
73 Gift that comes in pieces 74 Classic Bill Withers song
DOWN
1 “Whatever pays the bills” 2 Arrow poison
3 “Star Wars” Jedi, familiarly 4 Competitor of Ruffles 5 Tread slowly
6 St. Petersburg was once named after him 7 Wiped
8 Disappear, as a trail 9 Adams with a camera 10 Snickers 11 Entrepreneur Musk
12 Bowl over 13 Michigan, in Chicago: Abbr. 14 “Get ___ Ya-Ya’s Out!” 21 Place to find corn dogs and funnel cakes 24 Tripoli native
26 Banks of “America’s Next Top Model” 27 Quiet fishing spot
28 “The Grapes of Wrath” figure 29 Work station
31 Book after Ezra: Abbr.
34 Mr. Met, for one 36 “Gangsta’s Paradise” rapper 38 Call off 40 Post-blizzard need
41 A long way to go?
42 Part of a church chorus 43 Like some cellars
44 Mob man
49 Spa amenities
51 Sister in a Brothers Grimm tale
53 1998 Olympics host city 54 Positive particle
55 Shout before entering a gunfight
58 Ill will
59 Official of ancient Rome 61 Grows fond of 63 Traditional remedy for a sore throat
65 Chum
66 One may be bronze or golden 67 Oil worker’s locale
68 Term of endearment 70 Campaigned