The New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS

1 Recede 4 Submit, as homework 10 “Yeah ... I don’t

think so” 14 Gymnast Suni of Team U.S.A. 15 Plaza resident of fiction

16 What some flakes are made of 17 59-Across from someone who’s paying?

19 Thus

20 Feature of Jupiter’s moon Europa 21 Apple field worker? 23 Acronymic title for a legendary athlete 26 23-Across, in boxing 27 Purchase 30 59-Across from an anxious caller? 33 Sound of intrigue 34 Thoroughly enjoy 35 59-Across from a frustrated parent?

41 “I’m ___ of you” (Valentine’s Day message for a plant lover?) 42 Mole that should definitely be removed? 43 59-Across from a carpooler? 50 Record label for H.E.R. and SZA 51 Letters of amusement 52 Erstwhile 54 Tons o’

56 Singing rodent of

cartoondom 57 Bridges in film 59 “Come here often?,” e.g. … or a hint to 17-, 30-, 35- and 43-Across 63 “Frozen”

snowman

64 It might include

a plus one 65 Feminist assn.

since 1966 66 Storage

containers 67 Like matryoshka

dolls

68 Speech fillers

DOWN

1 Poet who wrote “April is the cruellest month” 2 “You ___!” (informal affirmative) 3 Appear in public 4 “Whoa, take it

easy!”

5 Prefix with rock

or country 6 Neither’s

partner

7 Game piece with

multiple faces 8 Name meaning “God is salvation” 9 Annoy

10 Cab alternative 11 1983 hit song that begins with “Domo arigato” 12 Prod, and then

some

13 Famous bed-in

participant 18 They have

issues, in brief 22 Certain itinerant

musician

24 “___ Flux” (1990s animated sci-fi series) 25 Setting for the

“Iliad” 28 “E pluribus ___” 29 Informal

affirmative 31 Ones being pointed to at a distance

32 Good, in Chinese 35 Certain slip-on

shoe

36 Die-hard follower 37 Ambient

musician Brian 38 Grown-up 39 Topknot, for one 40 Reynolds of

“Deadpool” 41 N.Y.C. drive, with

“the” 44 Straight-up 45 Five-time Olympic sprinting gold medalist ___ Thompson-Herah 46 Harvested 47 “___ be OK” 48 Heavenly

49 Key of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 53 Celeb gossip

show 55 Exterminates 57 Word with snow

or day

58 QB Manning 60 Drugstore chain known for long receipts

61 Baby fox

62 Great Basin tribe