The New York Times
ACROSS
1 What a plumber might fix a leak in 5 Artist Vincent van ___ 9 Feathered Outback runners 13 Baghdad’s land 14 Visually challenged “Mr.” of cartoons 15 Steady look 16 Universal code of ethics 18 Stick-to-itiveness 19 More gray in appearance 20 Active Sicilian volcano
22 “… or thereabouts” 23 Midwife’s instruction 25 Phrase starting a legal memo 27 Xmas mo. 30 Quick-minded sort 35 Put pen to paper 37 Desire for a contestant on “The Bachelor” 38 ___ Blanc 39 Packing heat 40 What wolves do at the moon 41 Language group of southern Africa 42 Need for tug of war 43 Long-necked pear
44 Finished
45 One who says that you’re not on the ball? 48 Flamenco dancer’s cry
49 At the home of: Fr. 50 Pizzeria fixture 52 Toward the stern 54 Finish second, say 57 “Please allow me …”
61 Civil rights pioneer Parks 63 Speaking of which … or where the starts of 16-, 30and 45-Across can be found? 65 Pivotal point 66 Singer Carpenter or actress Gillan 67 Button at the start of a Zoom call 68 Possess
69 King Kong and others
70 The “A” in B.A.
DOWN
1 ___ colada 2 Cousins of 401(k)s 3 Trail
4 Gear up 5 Participant in a square dance 6 Eye lewdly
7 Bearded farm animal 8 “What a kind gesture!”
9 Nog ingredient 10 Organizing guru who asks “Does it spark joy?”
11 Israeli submachine guns 12 Late-night host Meyers
14 Boggy tract
17 Got some extra life
out of
21 365 días
24 Where ships arrive and depart 26 Like I, for one? 27 ___ planet (designation for Pluto) 28 Swashbuckling Flynn
29 Kia Sportage or Ford Escape 31 Make fun of mercilessly 32 Hitchcock film with a classic shower scene
33 Info from a spy 34 One of 27 Chopin piano pieces 36 Things that gears and crocodiles share 41 Lacking, with “of” 43 Brand of bubble gum
46 Conger, for one 47 Brand of water named after a town on Lake Geneva 51 Assassin of old Japan
52 One half of the McDonald’s logo 53 “It’s ___ good cause” 55 Jacket fastener that’s not a button 56 Raison d’___ 58 Heathland 59 Squabbling 60 Longs (for) 62 Cancel, as a show 64 “___ dead, Jim” (much-parodied “Star Trek” line)