The New York Times

ACROSS

1 Discharge, as from a volcano 5 Isn’t rigid in one’s ways 11 Chrysler truck 14 Height: Prefix 15 Protective embankment 16 He said that ambient music “must be as ignorable as it is interesting” 17 Was loved by 20 Zoë of “Avatar” 21 Didn’t buy, say 22 Know-it-all 25 Jason’s vessel, in myth 28 Underside of an 8-Down 29 Giga- x 1,000 32 No holds ___ 35 Captain Nemo’s vessel 38 Oral health org. 39 Comment after a fortuitous happening 41 Sound of reproach 42 It isn’t recorded in a walk-off win 44 First female speaker of the House 46 Chuck of “Meet the Press” 47 Louisa May Alcott’s “___ Boys” 49 Erelong 50 Frequently going from one post to another 55 Christmas ornament, e.g. 57 Puts in a box 61 Evangelize … or what this puzzle’s circled squares do? 64 Equal at the start? 65 Enthusiastic response to “Who wants dessert?” 66 Family history, e.g. 67 Gen ___ 68 Like emotions just after a tragedy 69 Craft company with a 2015 I.P.O.

DOWN

1 ___ Club 2 Defendant’s entry 3 Shortening for a bibliographer 4 House of Elizabeth II 5 The Hartford competitor 6 Note in the E major scale 7 Fly through, as a test 8 Hound’s “hand” 9 Nuisance in an online comments section 10 Shopping trip one may later regret 11 Variety show host of 1951-71 12 Cost to get in 13 Emotional state 18 Highlander’s headwear 19 Milk: Prefix 23 What gives you the right to bare arms? 24 “There will come ___ …” 25 Toward the rear 26 NPR segment? 27 One voting to indict or not 30 Model-turned-actress Rene 31 Welcome at the front door 33 Certain office desk setup 34 Hip-hop’s Kris Kross or OutKast 36 Call balls and strikes, informally 37 End of August? 40 Title canine in a Stephen King book 43 Baked brick 45 Chef Emeril 48 Is a leadfoot 51 ___ House (Washington landmark) 52 Ibsen’s “___ Gabler” 53 Gold standard? 54 Pvt.’s superior 55 Vitamin whose name rhymes with a car engine 56 Chapel recess 58 Dustup 59 Dr.’s orders 60 Knock dead at the comedy club 62 Haul on a U-Haul 63 Rush