The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Tablet that comes with the FaceTime app

5 Musical work that may be numbered 9 Firm and brittle, as a cracker 14 Shower love (on) 15 Tirade

16 Ship alongside the Niña and the Santa Maria

17 Alif, ba, ta or hamza 20 Give the cold shoulder

21 Wall St. launch 22 Bunch of bovines 23 Math diagram with an array of dots 27 Rock’s ___ Speedwagon 28 Stanley Cup org. 29 Some reproductive cells

30 What a poker face hides

32 “___ Make a Deal” 34 Org. that regulates hazardous waste 36 Basketball hoops 37 Color such as khaki or ocher

41 Gun sound 43 Droop 44 Feature of the Capitol or the Taj Mahal

48 Used a chair 51 Undergarment with an underwire 53 Oil-drilling structure 54 Honest ___ (Lincoln) 55 Preplanning activity 58 Medieval castle defense

60 U.S. org. with cryptologists 61 “___ Lisa” 62 “Care to fill me in?” … or a hint to 17-, 23-, 37- and 55-Across’s final words 67 Currently broadcasting 68 Elite British boys’ school 69 Passed with flying colors

70 Boy band with the hits “Bye Bye Bye” and “It’s Gonna Be Me”

71 Rip apart

72 Real estate units

DOWN

1 NAACP co-founder ___ B. Wells 2 German automaker 3 No longer moving 4 First public appearance 5 “The Lord of the Rings” monster 6 “Super” campaign org.

7 Not cool 8 Paper clip alternative

9 One auditing the books, in brief 10 Calorie-laden 11 Temporary, as a position of leadership 12 Sound systems 13 Presidential forgiveness

18 “I don’t wanna get ___ it”

19 Hotel booking 23 Weekend TV comedy show, in brief

24 At any time 25 Spellbound 26 Ripped apart 31 Like a game’s score before overtime 33 Button to press after composing an email 35 Sounds of understanding 38 Brimming with excitement

39 File folder features 40 Fearsome folklore figure 41 Monkeys with long snouts 42 Eroded 45 Colombia/ Venezuela border river 46 Slender tower of a mosque 47 Henhouse product 48 Biblical judge whose hair gave him strength 49 “___ Get Fooled Again” (the Who classic) 50 Egypt’s Lake ___, near Aswan Dam 52 Bill dispensers, in brief 56 Espresso drink 57 Amount at the bottom of a receipt 59 Slender 63 Curved path 64 Sweetie

65 Word after living or dead 66 Fabric-buying quantities: Abbr.