The New York Times

ACROSS

1 Like show horses’ hooves 5 Twisted person 10 ___ constrictor 13 One of the 12 tribes of Israel 14 At full speed, in nautical lingo 15 Back of a horse 16 Persia, nowadays 17 Jules who wrote “Journey to the Center of the Earth”

18 Mars’ counterpart, in Greek myth 19 Cop’s canine companion 21 What a door swings on 22 Where many draftees were sent in the ’60s 23 Workers with a daily grind? 25 Opposite of a purebred 29 Sets of points, in math

30 W.W. II German sub 31 Failing grades 33 Crosby, Stills, ___ & Young 37 Where roots take hold 38 Ancient Greek meeting place

39 Arts-and-crafts supply 40 Menial worker 41 Wise one 42 Unmitigated 43 Make turbulent 45 Toss back tequila, perhaps 47 Direct clashes 51 Like the hours shortly after midnight 52 Swimming (in) 53 Starts shooting 58 Antidrug agent, informally 59 What a pet may be transported in 60 Weaving machine 61 Device for recording shows

62 Many a waiter around Hollywood 63 Tiny bit 64 Consumed 65 Ones anxious to take driver’s ed, typically

66 Like venison that’s been sitting awhile

DOWN

1 ___ of the tongue 2 Odysseus, in the “Odyssey” 3 Track shape

4 Having a meal under the stars, e.g. 5 “Hel-l-lp!” 6 Chatted on the internet, for short 7 Tree with edible pods 8 Ninth-century English monarch known as “the Great” 9 Telephone button that doesn’t have letters 10 Singed 11 Letter after phi, chi, psi … 12 Church recesses 15 Activity depicted in a famous 2/23/1945 photograph … and in three of this puzzle’s answers 20 Supermarket vehicle

21 Juice drink brand with a hyphen in its name

24 Civil rights activist Parks 25 Dishevel 26 Instrument with a brief solo in Beethoven’s Fifth 27 Black: Fr. 28 What a law that hasn’t been repealed still has 32 Typical London weather

34 ___ sax 35 Tallow source

36 That woman’s 38 “Yeah, I’m real sure!”

42 Puts to work 44 “Nice one!” 46 Ones named in deeds 47 Orange or grape drink brand

48 Be in store for 49 Do the honors with the turkey 50 Flurry

54 Boys’ school near Windsor

55 Tiny bit

56 Place on a Clue board 57 Award shaped like a winged woman 59 Tabby