The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Sound triggered by pollen 6 Frozen dessert chain 10 “Porgy and ___” 14 Faintest amount 15 4,700 square feet, for a basketball court 16 Kind of row with extra legroom 17 “This hot dog is absolute perfection!,” said Tom ___ 19 Lhasa ___ (dog) 20 Iowa State’s home 21 In addition 22 “Er & well & um &” 23 Opposite of FF 24 “You’re making a grave mistake,” said Tom ___ 26 Cleaned one’s plate 28 Pencil at the end of its life 29 End of a walk down the aisle 31 ___ of the moment 34 Like some minds and marriages 38 “I can’t find a flower for ‘She loves me, she loves me not,’” said Tom ___ 41 Court legend Arthur 42 Advantage 43 Greeted the day 44 Org. that cares what’s in your pockets 46 Insecticide whose 1972 ban led to the comeback of the bald eagle 47 “I’ve learned my lesson about feeding the tigers,” said Tom ___ 54 Possesses 57 Place with balls and strikes 58 Native American tribe with a namesake lake 59 Where choirs sing and artists paint 60 Fly high 61 “Many thanks for your help in Paris,” said Tom ___ 63 Olympic champion Lipinski 64 Gait faster than a walk 65 Shaq’s surname 66 One of 354 in the Statue of Liberty 67 Designer Wang 68 Moisten, as a turkey

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1 Battling 2 Perjury or piracy 3 View in order to mock or criticize, perhaps 4 Counterculture singer Phil 5 “___ the fields we go &” 6 Add up 7 Like a brand-new dollar bill 8 Intoxicate 9 “Fargo” assent 10 Transport onto the Enterprise, in a way 11 Kick out 12 Rope fiber 13 Like New England fields 18 Musician’s asset 22 Where R.N.s treat critical patients 24 Actor Michael of “Juno” 25 Crucifix inscription 27 Accept blame 29 Pie ___ mode 30 Vegas intro 31 Low-spirited 32 Truffle-finding animal 33 “___ the Force, Luke” 35 Glaring inconsistencies in story lines 36 Golfer Ernie 37 Science educator Bill 39 Student leader? 40 Women’s rights pioneer Elizabeth ___ Stanton 45 Perhaps 47 Ovens for drying hops 48 Parade entry 49 Lighted distress signal 50 Big name in farm equipment 51 2 + 2 = 5, for example 52 Authoritative pronouncements 53 Ring around Hawaii? 55 Black piano key above G 56 “Gangnam ___” (first YouTube video to pass a billion views) 59 Moon goddess 61 VH1 sister channel 62 Keyless car key