The New York Times Crossword
No. 0103
ACROSS
1 Teacher of the Talmud 6 Alternative to a thigh 10 Cousin of a picnic, informally 13 Horn or whistle, at times 14 Home of Bach Ma Temple 15 Nickname for Missouri’s second-largest city, with “the” 16 Was worth another mention 18 Cancel 19 Start of a simple selection process 20 Eartha who sang “I Want to Be Evil” 21 Cool place in a hot place 23 Janet’s “not-a-robot” boyfriend on “The Good Place” 25 Speaking naturally 26 Travel discount 29 International intelligence organization? 30 With 40-Across, offshore work site 31 It’s money, in a saying 35 Apple ___ 36 Said no ... or, interpreted differently, a hint to entering the answers to 16-, 26-, 46and 61-Across 40 See 30-Across 41 “Light” of a light bulb moment 43 Get-up-and-go 44 Surrounded by 46 Not inflammatory? 50 Musical instrument also called a chac-chac 53 TV’s Ted Lasso, e.g. 54 “___ que sí!” (Spanish “Of course!”) 55 Fake 57 Eton students, traditionally 60 .png alternative 61 Sanctuary like Yellowstone 64 “What a revelation!” 65 Public relations focus 66 Needing direction 67 Prohibit 68 Bring up 69 Trunk
DOWN
1 Broccoli ___ 2 It’s vera soothing! 3 Rural shindig 4 Edy’s competitor 5 Mischievous tyke 6 Power unit 7 Still able to win 8 Lead-in to stick or starter 9 Escort of a sort 10 Apathetic 11 Trap from all sides 12 Dungeons & Dragons mission 14 Sort of poem not usually pluralized by adding an -s 17 Scraped (out) 22 Letters that are fittingly part of “f_mily _ _i_” 24 Bring up 25 Finish one’s taxes 26 Ward (off) 27 Tours de force 28 “___ but a scratch” 29 Customizable Nintendo avatar 32 1800s steam-powered locomotive 33 Breath freshener 34 Good ___ (kind soul) 37 ___ Klein, author of “Why We’re Polarized” 38 “Curses upon thee!” 39 Raw material for some analysts 42 Yonder 45 Subject of a centuries-old theatrical superstition 47 Having legendary status 48 “You matter to me” 49 Not many 50 Mundane employment, derisively 51 Leader of Argos? 52 Harshly criticize, informally 55 “Without delay!” 56 Epic 58 Part of Y.S.L. 59 Resting place? 62 Québécois confidant 63 ___ fly (R.B.I.-earning play)