The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Jiggly dessert

6 Reclining hero pose, for one 11 Film special f/x

14 Sci-fi vessel

17 She/___ pronouns

18 Like a government led by

thieving politicians

19 Comic strip cry

20 Platte River people

21 Diesel found in street racers? 22 Costco unit

23 Ingredient in a hurricane 26 Cute, cutely

28 Held in suspense

29 Peak whose name means “the

high one”

31 Some footwear fasteners 34 Adult insect stage

35 Sci-fi vessel

38 Fig Newtons manufacturer 40 Primeval

41 Science fiction vessel

44 East Coast Amtrak service with the fastest trains in the Americas

45 Some cheerful folks 46 Heavy-handed sorts 47 Instrument with a pedal 49 Part of an IV or an old TV 51 Denver winter hrs.

52 Site of a terrible fall?

53 Org. in “The X-Files”

55 On the ___

57 Helmed

58 Sci-fi energy rays that might suck up earthly bodies, as depicted three times in this puzzle

64 Chum

65 Performer who might step on

some toes?

66 On the ___ 67 Knight’s mount 68 Gumbos, e.g.

DOWN

1 Airport alternative to Newark

Liberty

2 Building wing

3 Strong cleaner

4 Sass

5 Not flummoxed by

6 Longest river entirely in

Switzerland

7 Most urbane

8 When “Time Warp” is sung in the musical “The Rocky Horror Show”

9 German veto

10 Path of a comet

11 Crib notes

12 Gaggle components

13 Cross

15 2018 John Travolta flop

16 Trash hauler [Moooooooo!] 22 Chili pepper or bell pepper,

scientifically

23 Update, as a site layout 24 Without shame

25 1976 hit by Heart [Heeeeelp!] 27 W.W. II war zone, in brief 28 Place for a drink while

traveling [Hooooonk!] 29 Loud, unpleasant noises

30 Fly off the handle

32 “Well, ___ escalated quickly!” 33 Stimpy’s chum of toondom 35 Seconds or thirds

36 Quiet spot to moor a boat 37 Grps. organizing book sales,

maybe

39 Half of D

42 One of seven in the

Constitution

43 Tallahassee sch.

46 Feature on either brother of

Smith Bros. cough drops 47 Lends a hand

48 Unbeatable

50 Result of a leaky pen,

perhaps

53 Chi Psi, e.g., informally

54 It’s bound to be eaten by

livestock

56 Major corp. hirees 58 Atlanta-based network

59 ___ Allen, host of “Chopped”

on the Food Network 60 Tolkien’s Leaflock, for one 61 One of a pair of “bullets,” in

poker

62 Pokémon with a catlike

appearance

63 One section of a H.S. yearbook