The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Donations 5 Think ahead 9 Willing to enter a lion’s den, maybe 14 Organizer of a couples cruise? 15 Greek goddess of marriage 16 Justice Ruth ___ Ginsburg 17 Fraternity party attire that is traditionally Roman, not Greek 18 Buchanan-DuckDuke 20 Fishtail, maybe 21 Confront 22 Ending with plug or trade 23 Snack-motivated Great Dane of toons 26 Under the most unfavorable circumstances 29 Paris MétroBART-London Underground 32 “Great” primate 33 Bona fide 34 “Well, ___ your heart!” 38 Info on a trading card 40 Some undergarments 43 Not deceived by 44 Distinction 46 Brother (and husband) of 15-Across 48 Actor Aykroyd 49 Fender-GibsonYamaha 53 “My treat!” 56 Opposite of save 57 Future degree for one taking the GMAT 58 Forever stamp letters 61 Is up, in baseball 63 Silverado-RamTundra 67 Home to Bryce Canyon 68 ___ code (404 Not Found, e.g.) 69 Homecoming attendee, for short 70 Word with circular or nail 71 Optimal 72 State flower of 67-Across 73 Took a nosedive
DOWN
1 Members of a certain colony 2 Admires 3 One of several traded for Jack’s family cow, in a fairy tale 4 One getting shorter throughout the morning 5 Third degree? 6 Scott Joplin’s “Maple ___ Rag” 7 Operatic solo 8 Org. for Jeff Gordon 9 Something to watch on a telly 10 Stadium shout 11 Famed firefighter Red 12 Containers of blood or ore 13 Surrealist Max 19 Beast in rare “sightings” 24 Galley propeller 25 Farewells 27 Spider’s creation 28 Capital founded during the Viking Age 29 Bit of pageant attire 30 Bryan Batt’s role on “Mad Men” 31 Sister to Angelica and Peggy in “Hamilton” 35 Finish without anyone winning 36 Act confidently 37 Ballad, e.g. 39 Like some restaurant orders 41 ___ capita 42 Puzzle (out) 45 Cry in an emergency 47 Longtime sponsor of 8-Down 50 “No need to wake me” 51 Some electric cars 52 Give the cold shoulder 53 Louvre Pyramid architect 54 Car mentioned in the Beach Boys’ “Fun, Fun, Fun” 55 “___ bleu!” 59 Heap 60 Like a bug in a rug 62 Author/illustrator Silverstein 64 Big inits. in R.V. hookups 65 Online address, in brief 66 Introspective rock genre