The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Part of the leg between the knee and ankle
5 Certain athletic honorees, for short
9 Lodging near a highway interchange
14 Crazy, in Cancún
15 Strap attached to a horse’s bit
16 Proverbial saying
17 Enthusiastic
18 Crumbly salad cheese
19 Karate studios
20 Dinosaur whose name means “swift seizer”
23 Sneaky devil
24 Cause for a confession
25 To the ___ degree
28 Impose (upon)
31 Bonus performance
33 Total pro
36 Dinosaur whose name means “winged finger”
38 Designer Chanel
40 Fooled
41 Indefinite quantity
42 Dinosaur whose name means “three-horned face”
47 Barbie’s beau
48 Easter decorating need
49 Rip into bits
51 Insult, informally
52 Prefix with genetics or Pen
54 Go by, as time
58 Dinosaur whose name means “thunder lizard”
61 Sci. class for many future pre-meds
64 Jason’s ship, in Greek myth
65 ___ a move (start dancing) 66 Gem from an oyster
67 Fully cooked, as steak
68 Falco of “Nurse Jackie”
69 Letters on a gearshift
70 Crossed (out)
71 A buck or two?
DOWN
1 Many Balkan inhabitants
2 Squalid dwelling
3 In a standoffish manner
4 Fall asleep on the couch, perhaps
5 Handy Andy, by another name
6 Go off course suddenly
7 Gyro bread
8 Loses it
9 One-named singer called the “Queen of Pop”
10 Bad smell
11 ___ Mahal
12 Narcissist’s problem
13 “___ Miz”
21 Henhouse
22 Like the score 4-4
25 Unacceptable
26 “I might, if you’re willing to ask”
27 ___ of Troy 29 Genesis console maker
30 Steady equestrian gaits
32 Loops into an online convo
33 Played a role
34 Buckingham Palace dog breed
35 Modern smokes
37 Alternatively, in a text
39 Condition that may involve repetitive urges, for short
43 Reaction of silent but obvious disapproval
44 Car at an auction, maybe
45 Reserved for a select
customer
46 Actress Ward
50 Applied, as foundation or powder
53 Filled with wonder
55 One who’s easily shocked or scandalized
56 “Wake Up Little ___” (1957 hit for the Everly Brothers)
57 Perfuming compound 58 Loon or dodo
59 “King” of this puzzle?
60 Rudely stare
61 Zoom, for one
62 The “p” of m.p.h.
63 Prohibit