The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Kit Kat component 6 Heal (over) 10 “Ruler,” in Quechua 14 Words before “darned” 15 What ice cream and hearts may do 16 Transport up a bunny hill 17 Investigative journalist and civil rights pioneer who co-founded the NAACP 19 Some bunts, in brief 20 Exhaust 21 Boiling sensation 22 California’s “Eureka,” for one 23 Novelist and civil rights activist who wrote “Go Tell It on the Mountain” 28 Language in which “eleven” is “once” 30 One way to crack 31 Holiday pie flavor 32 Automated tweeter 33 Ribs serving 37 “_ _ _ away!” 38 W.W. II-era campaign that helped usher in the civil rights movement … and a hint to four answers in this puzzle 42 Letter after phi 43 Make a pit stop at a punk show? 45 Bodybuilding supplement co. 46 Interrupt, as at a dance 48 Rank above a viscount 50 Road flare, e.g. 52 African American who received a posthumous Medal of Honor for valorous service in W.W. II 56 “Star Wars” beeper, informally 57 Nest egg inits. 58 Transcript stat 61 When repeated, a sport fish 62 Historian, essayist and civil rights leader who was the first African American to receive a doctorate at Harvard 66 Manipulates 67 Whimper 68 Waze way 69 Trimester, e.g. 70 _ _ _-bitsy 71 Many, informally

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1 Consoles whose controllers have wrist straps 2 Hawkeye’s player on “M*A*S*H” 3 Griddle goodies 4 Beach retreat? 5 Give juice to 6 Enemy org. in Bond novels 7 Big name 8 “That’s ___ she wrote” 9 K-pop megastars 10 “We’re through!” 11 Where to see Timberwolves battle Grizzlies 12 Mojave flora 13 Crime of combustion 18 Competes (for) 22 G.P.s, e.g. 24 Actress de Armas 25 Yours might be made up 26 Off-base, in a way 27 Lo-cal, perhaps

28 _ _ _ folder 29 Durango dough 32 Original “Fleabag” airer 34 Throwing a tantrum, say 35 Facial feature that many characters on “The Simpsons” lack 36 “_ _ _ me!” (checkers cry) 39 Fairy tale baddie 40 Silver State sch. 41 Bygone home theater components 44 Selfless courage 47 Popular card game 49 In the past 50 Like a songbird 51 Hardly any 52 Full spectrum 53 Clear the board 54 ___ half (partner) 55 Peak perks 59 The stones in stone fruits 60 On the briny 62 Keydets’ sch. 63 Screen, as a candidate 64 “www” address 65 Cry that might make you jump