The New York Times Crossword Puzzle
ACROSS
1 University of New Mexico mascot 5 Jocular sort 8 “Uncle!” 13 ___ Drago (“Rocky IV” villain) 14 Sardonic 15 Polar ___ (weather phenomenon) 16 Prince, e.g. 18 Publicly ordain 19 ___ Kemper, player of TV’s Kimmy Schmidt 20 Choice on “Let’s Make a Deal” 22 Latch ___ 23 Extravagant but superficial display 25 Stamp on an envelope [and 16-Across flipped] 27 HBO alternative 29 Prefix with thermal 30 Parts of accordions 31 It takes a glider up to launch altitude 34 Southwest city on the Salt River 37 It’s parallel to a radius 38 Jumbled 40 Every’s partner 42 Indian state along the Himalayas 44 Basic kind of shoe [and 31-Across flipped] 46 Arboretum specimen 48 Condition often causing repetitive behavior, in brief 49 Holiday ___ 50 Golf reservation 53 Helpful 55 Villain defeated by Puss in Boots 56 Voting group 58 Sounds heard here and there in a nursery rhyme 61 Halloween hue 63 Herbal drink full of antioxidants [and 50-Across flipped] 65 Inferior 66 Turner who launched CNN 67 Whole passel 68 Bethlehem ___ (old company) 69 Some E.R. cases 70 Loretta with the #1 country hit “Coal Miner’s Daughter”
DOWN
1 Shade of green 2 Like the head of a tennis racket 3 Concerns for Cinderella and her stepsisters 4 Buck ___, first African-American coach in Major League Baseball 5 TV’s ___ Raw 6 Desert, e.g. 7 It’s a wrap 8 Naturally occurring example of “opposites attract”? 9 Group at a wedding 10 1986 celebrity autobiography 11 20-ounce Starbucks order 12 Sing the praises of 15 Juggling or ventriloquism 17 Actress Katherine of “27 Dresses” 21 Acorn producer 24 Part of a squad 26 Traditional ingredient in a manhattan 27 Disco ___ (“The Simpsons” character) 28 Greeting south of the border 32 Signed, sealed or delivered 33 Cousin of intuition 35 One way to wait 36 H.S. class 39 Wasn’t upright, say 41 One in a coop 43 Cable news anchor Melber 45 “Fall in love” or “fall to pieces” 47 Coral reef dweller 50 Hammers and sickles 51 Wading bird 52 Wipe, as a hard drive 54 Eldest von Trapp daughter in “The Sound of Music” 57 German chancellor ___ von Bismarck 59 Sharp 60 Like cut logs 62 Hairstyling stuff 64 N.F.L. stat: Abbr.