The New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS

1 “You’ve got that right!” 7 Distort 11 Chess whizzes, for short

14 Band follower 15 Prefix with legal or military 16 “Intriguing!” 17 They’re the opposite of consummate professionals 19 Cable’s ___TV 20 Ire

21 Berry often blended and served in a bowl

22 Worst poker pair

23 It might have a lattice crust 24 Disgustingly

wealthy 28 Quarterbacks,

e.g.

30 Hurried look 31 Opposite

of pro

32 Mont Blanc’s

range

35 Some buns 36 Wonderfully high number of years to have lived

40 Kind of ring-shaped cake

43 Gives a new color 44 Makes a sharp

turn

48 Patriotic chant 50 Something spotted on a safari 52 Arm-flapping dance of the early 1970s 56 Mrs., in Mexico 57 Liberate 58 “And there you

have it!” 59 Religion in which suras are recited 61 Right on the money 62 Profanity … or what 17-, 24-, 36- and 52-Across start with?

65 Call from a chair

umpire 66 Hathaway of

“Ocean’s 8” 67 Not widespread,

as a film release 68 Work of Horace 69 Mosquito guards 70 What “radio wave,” “foregone” and “main event” all hide

DOWN

1 From Qom, e.g. 2 Like “Cleopatra,” among all Best Picture nominees 3 ___ Bryan, “American Idol” judge

4 Few and far between 5 Gamer’s asset, maybe 6 Congressional approval

7 Bit of dust 8 Neighbor of Oahu 9 Making the wrong choice 10 “What had happened ___ …” 11 Learned (of) 12 Country whose flag is solid red with an emerald pentagram 13 Chides into silence 14 Italian brandy 18 Color of peanuts

22 High bar?

25 Lint collector 26 Dot of land 27 Water cooler

noise 29 Stevie Wonder’s tribute to Ellington

33 Pack of whales 34 Foxlike

37 Teeny

38 Punch out

39 He was named 1992’s Sportsman of the Year, despite retiring from tennis 12 years earlier 40 Sacred creature to many Native Plains people 41 Unrightfully seized

42 Hit 2018 Netflix stand-up special for Hannah Gadsby

45 “Wow, look at the time! I should really be going” 46 Auto-tune sites? 47 Embarrassed 49 Start of a play 51 Puzzle 53 Frequent hangout

spot

54 Loafs

55 Berkeley school,

for short

60 Job for a lawyer … or outfit for a lawyer 62 Enthusiast

63 Ice Bucket Challenge cause, for short

64 Trivial objection