The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Apt rhyme for “paws”
6 Cries loudly
10 Mountain
14 Maximum allowed
15 One really shouldn’t be used to clean your ears, doctors say
16 Relaxed feeling
17 The first Mrs. Donald Trump
18 Strong desire
19 Gazelle, to a cheetah
20 Red hat of the Ottoman Empire
21 One of the two main branches of Islam
23 Dogs with curly tails
25 Higher on the Rotten Tomatoes rating scale
27 Ire
28 Clothing line?
29 Not yet found, as a criminal
32 Popular same-sex dating app
35 Be hurting
36 Birth control option, for short
37 Sounds of wonderment
38 Singing voice above baritone
40 Italian wine region
41 Sweetie
42 Like some retro carpeting
43 Most strange
45 More intelligent
47 Wowed
48 The “R” of H.R.H.
49 What one should do twice before cutting once
53 Major toymaker
55 Sound of a contented cat
56 The “p” of m.p.h.
57 “Fancy seeing you here!”
58 Very: Fr.
60 U.S. facility in Cuba, informally
62 Country bordering Yemen
63 Bring on staff
64 Egg-shaped
65 ___ pot (device for clearing sinuses)
66 Thanksgiving side dish
67 Al ___ (firm, as pasta)
DOWN
1 Steep drop-off
2 Meat that may be “chopped”
3 Wow
4 Take the pot, in poker
5 Tucked (away)
6 Wiggle from discomfort
7 ___ vez (again, in Spanish)
8 Humongous
9 Ancient tool for hunters or warriors
10 Edible squash seed
11 Phenomenon witnessed from space … or a hint to this puzzle’s sequence of shaded squares
12 On the ocean
13 C minor and F sharp major, for two
22 Like a diet low in sodium and favoring whole grains
24 Salad green some chefs massage to soften
26 Tax IDs: Abbr.
27 Texas city between Dallas and Austin
30 Courage, metaphorically
31 Computer menu with Undo and Redo
32 Bunches
33 Wander
34 “Gotcha”
35 “Life of Pi” director Lee
39 ___ Grey tea
40 Does sums
42 Eyelid irritation
44 “For heaven’s sake!”
46 Twisty-shaped pasta
47 Entertains 50 Supermodel Kate
51 Send, as a payment
52 Wear away
53 What the Apollo 8 crew was orbiting when astronaut Bill Anders took his iconic 11-Down photograph
54 “Alas!”
55 Salon job
59 Narrow inlet
61 “So ___ heard”