The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS 1Seize 6Alternative to “swipe” for a credit card

9Pizazz 14 Word with life or screen

15One of the Manning brothers

16 Measurement on an electric meter

17 Fly the coop

19 Spanish restaurant fare 20Prepared to fight Goliath? 22Scheming 23 Like the numerals 1, 2 and 3 27Dutch beer named for a river

31_ _ _-chic

33 “I’m _ _ _ Boat” (Lonely Island song) 34Practiced changing one’s costume by the clock? 36The Cowboys and Cowgirls of the N.C.A.A. 37 Private university of North Carolina

38 Leader who was the author of “On Protracted War”

39 First murder victim 40Common wine barrel material 41Invested on Broadway, say? 45Article in Le Monde 46Taking off 47Earmarks 48 Matchbox, e.g.

50NBC staple since 1975, in brief 51Betrayed Paddington? … or what 20-, 34- and 41-Across did in this puzzle 58Arm bones

61 Something you shouldn’t take lying down?

62 Philly school 63In which the pinky and thumb pointing out represents Y, in brief 64Like a cemetery at night, maybe

65_ _ _ Popovich, longtime coach for the Spurs 66Turndowns 67Latin dance DOWN 1 It’s written as “C.C.C.P.” in Cyrillic

2 Japanese rice wine 3Pupil’s place 4Chris formerly of 50-Across 5Gave positive reinforcement

6 Old presidential nickname

7Penne _ _ _ vodka

8 Spot from which to say “bon voyage”

9 Protruding feature on a cliff 10Tennis star Naomi 11 Hiker’s aid

12 Sports org. with an annual championship on the weekend before Memorial Day 13“_ _ _ So Shy” (1980 Pointer Sisters hit) 18Actress Reese of “Touched by an Angel” 21 Waikiki locale 24Owie 25Ad section in a newspaper, maybe

26 Seals, in a way 27Dined at a restaurant 28City in which to see “Il Cenacolo” (“The Last Supper”)

29 Motown legend Robinson 30Perfect score, often 31 Prominent parts of toucans 32Plains tribe

35 Sonoma and Yukon 39 Leatherworker’s tool 41Extra-loud, as a loudspeaker

42 Prefix with nautical

43 Fine partner?

44 Audience for which a G-rated film is appropriate

49 Keeping in the loop, in a way 50Unloads, so to speak 52Bridge 53Meh

54 La _ _ _ Tar Pits

55 Rank associated with tea and sandwiches? 56 Honeybees’ genus 57Large flightless bird 58Toupee, slangily 59 Borrower’s concern, for short

60 Poor grade