The New York Times
No. 0225
ACROSS
1 Literary pal of Porthos 6 Architect of the original Sisyphean task 11 Nudge, in a way 14 Area for development 15 Venerate 16 Home of the N.C.A.A.’s Cavaliers 17 Arizona’s ___ National Forest (whose name is Spanish for “stupid”) 18 Holden’s late brother in “The Catcher in the Rye” 19 Spot for a tap 20 Like some diet soda 22 Bill ___, noted Vietnam War-era activist 24 Unreactive 25 Collaborator on 1968’s “Two Virgins,” familiarly 27 Lacks existence 29 Some exchanges via AOL, once 31 Oil spot? 35 Choleric 36 Masterstroke 37 Garment whose name comes from the Malay for “sheath” 38 Final Oldsmobile model 40 Central difficulty 42 Middle of a sustainability slogan 43 Biggest Frenchspeaking Swiss city 45 Choler 47 Unfortunate occasion for a spelling error 48 Regard 49 “___ this!” 50 Alternatives to melts, maybe 51 Organization with pledges, informally 53 Get into it, in a way 55 Bridge declaration, in casual play 58 Bounced back 62 Kind of page 63 Carmaker from Japan 65 Lead-in to phobia 66 ___ season 67 Single-take shots, in film lingo 68 Took back, as a trophy 69 Vote for 70 Newswoman O’Donnell 71 Impenetrable
DOWN
1 Courtroom figs. 2 Pants, slangily 3 Feature of some bibliographic citations 4 Piece of the pie, perhaps 5 Cache 6 Stethoscope detection 7 Turning point 8 Surname of two former Chicago mayors 9 Director Roth of cinema’s Splat Pack 10 Dish often topped with raw egg yolk 11 Vintage diner fixture, in brief 12 Done 13 Practical jokes 21 Cold, in Caracas 23 “___ the best!” 26 Forerunner of the C.I.A. 27 N.A.A.C.P. ___ Awards 28 Closer’s specialty 30 Gush 32 Blackjack bet … or a hint to applying the five shaded regions in this puzzle 33 Map feature 34 Molding curves 36 Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You,” for example 39 Prime snorkeling spots 41 Former first and second lady 44 Physicians’ grp. 46 Halal cart offering 50 Jumper cable? 52 More aligned 54 Watch 55 Uncertain 56 Like beige and lilac 57 Shade at the beach 59 Book before Nehemiah 60 Psyche’s mate in Greek mythology 61 Hamlet, for one 64 Hostess ___ Balls