The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 The I.R.S.’s 1040, e.g. 5 Literature and music, for two 9 Change as needed to fit in
14 Solo at the Met 15 Place for a cruise ship to stop 16 Schlep 17 Blabber continuously
20 Icy wet stuff 21 Actress Dunham 22 Actor Danny or Stubby of old Hollywood 23 Utah city that shares its name with a biblical kingdom
25 Burn the midnight oil, student-style 27 Harmlessly deceive 32 George Harrison’s “All Those Years ___”
34 1983 Peace Nobelist Walesa 35 City leader 36 Window or door component 38 “Cheers!,” in Stockholm 41 Bandleader Puente 42 Language related to Inuit
44 _ _ _ of the tongue 46 Rapper with a Harvard hip-hop fellowship named in his honor 47 Be cause for serious concern, say
51 New Haven university 52 End-of-list abbr. 53 Witch’s concoction 56 At any time 58 Cedar Rapids native 62 Broadcast booth analysis … or a hint to 17-, 27- and 47-Across 65 Toyota sedan 66 Giant-screen film format
67 Start of many a fairy tale 68 Something you haven’t been able to do on planes since 2000 69 Complain loudly and at length 70 Event suffix similar to “-Con”
DOWN
1 Minnesota ___ (pool shark in “The Hustler”)
2 Not written
3 Rub the wrong way 4 “What are you gonna do about it?!”
5 Police alert, for short 6 Temporary price reduction to drive sales 7 “Indeed, so it is” 8 Foul odor 9 Have a part in a play
10 Turkey drumstick, but not the breast, e.g.
11 Tiler’s measurement
12 “Eat, ___, Love” (2006 Elizabeth Gilbert memoir) 13 Young ’un 18 Ring-shaped coral island 19 Wraparound garment of India 24 Beverages that can be pale or stout 26 Source of afterhours cash, for short
27 Marisa who won an Oscar for “My Cousin Vinny”
28 “_ _ _ Line Is It Anyway?”
29 In a recumbent position 30 Greek letter, or a tiny bit
31 God of romantic love 32 Cracked open a little 33 Inaugural celebration
37 Time-wasting labor
39 City council member 40 Elevator in London 43 Darjeeling or Earl Grey 45 Ordinary 48 Actor Guinness 49 “Au ___” (“Until we meet again”) 50 Many
53 Loops in surreptitiously 54 Give in to wanderlust 55 “Tickle Me” Muppet
57 Jane Austen novel that inspired “Clueless” 59 Taper off 60 Curved trajectories 61 Russian refusal 63 Deli bread option 64 Office contact no.