The New York Times

ACROSS

1 Try, informally 5 Billboard magazine feature 10 Garment with straps 13 Immature insect 14 “Huzzah!” 15 Severe disappointment 16 From east of the Urals

17 Hold on tight 18 Helper

19 “An orca is actually a dolphin?!”

22 Nil

23 Director Anderson 24 Column with an angle 25 Long-running CBS drama 27 Hamster holder 29 Effort that goes “Pfft!” 32 Components of some fad diets 35 The “A” of MoMA 36 Word before boom or blues 37 “Wow, that’s a giant sea cow!” 41 Resentful and hostile manner, informally 42 Make a quilt, e.g.

43 Bottle units 44 “___ sells seashells by the seashore” 45 Turquoise and topaz

47 Easily fooled sorts 48 Schematic 50 Sully, as a reputation 51 Country that borders three “-stans” 55 “This is the best fish I’ve ever had!” 60 Tear apart

61 See 1-Down 62 ___ rings (side dish) 63 Chimes in 64 Gave off, as charm 65 ___ state 66 Bobs and weaves 67 Lecherous looks 68 Fruit tree also known as a blackthorn

DOWN

1 With 61-Across, former White House girl 2 Group of three 3 Deluge 4 Scourge 5 Goes biking

6 Areas decked with holly in a holiday song 7 Husband of Jezebel in the Bible 8 Stood up

9 Big cheese

10 It may be a setup 11 Took transportation 12 Left speechless, maybe

13 What a sprinkler may sprinkle 15 Nude

20 “Yeah, if only!” 21 Big lummox 26 Average mark 27 Captain and company

28 Convenience in a cash-only business

30 Lift provider 31 Henna and others 32 Quickly writes (down) 33 [Head shake] 34 “Could go either way” 35 Develops wrinkles, say 36 Summons in Gotham City 38 Application 39 Dream disrupter, perhaps 40 Chilly air 45 Panama, e.g.

46 49 47 Not Make-it-yourself Little dishes hip fellows from bars 50 52 Circus Big zoo performer attraction 53 Make up (for) 54 Abbr. before the

ZIP code 10001 55 Gown wearer, informally

56 What a let in tennis affords 57 Light wind? 58 Stunned state 59 Things charged at science labs?