The New York Times

No. 1224

ACROSS

1 Diving gear 6 Home to seven “-stan” countries 10 Drive-up bank conveniences 14 Wagner on a very valuable baseball card 15 James of Her Majesty’s Secret Service 16 Actress Patricia of “Hud” 17 *Currency replaced by the euro 19 ___ a soul (no one) 20 G.O.P. fund-raising org. 21 Makes a boo-boo 22 Apply suddenly, as brakes 24 Not go bad 26 Just one small bite 28 Pigeon’s sound 29 Trip through the bush 31 *Decorative garden feature with fish 33 Many an adopted pet 36 Star pitchers 37 *Almost-identical pair, figuratively 41 ___ Sea (mostly dried-up lake) 42 Country on an isthmus 43 *It flows through Turin 46 Big name in sunglasses 50 Clinch victory in 51 Result of a coup 54 Top-notch 55 Preachers preach it 57 Oodles 59 Periods after the fourth qtr. 60 Duchess of ___ (Goya subject) 61 Common New Year’s resolution — as hinted at by the answers to the four starred clues 64 “Dear Santa” requests 65 Like 2, 4, 6, 8 … 66 The mermaid in “The Little Mermaid” 67 Magnetite and cassiterite 68 Common first word 69 “___ after class”

DOWN

1 Neglects, as responsibilities 2 It’s reshaped by Lasik surgery 3 Humanitarian org. since 1946 4 Clear tables in a restaurant 5 Tennis’s Arthur ___ Stadium 6 Call off, as a mission 7 Composer whose work might be appropriate during March Madness? 8 Alternative to an Airbnb 9 Supplements 10 Elsa’s sister in “Frozen” 11 Fans of Conan O’Brien, colloquially 12 Cast away, like Crusoe 13 Subtle acknowledgments 18 Give kudos 23 Floral necklace 25 Sentence shortener 27 Yarn purchase 30 Gym lifter’s unit 32 Tropical fruit with orange flesh 34 Mafia bosses 35 Olympics chant 37 Like the French and Italian flags 38 Silently bids adieu 39 Limited, as a search 40 Doctors’ org. 41 Thank you, in Tokyo 44 Eggs on sushi 45 Like some teeth, pork and punches 47 Get down on the dance floor 48 “God Save the Queen,” for one 49 Big name in chocolate and bottled water 52 Zapped at a riot, perhaps 53 Kagan on the bench 56 Comment at a bridge table 58 Herbal brews 62 Egg cells 63 Emotion that’s “raised”

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