The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Some sleeveless undergarments, informally

6 It may result in damages

10 Hip-hop subgenre in Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” 14 Creature whose saliva acts as a blood thinner

15 One side of a bet 16 [giggle]

17 “Queen” of 40Down

18 CeeLo Green’s “Forget You” and the Black Eyed Peas’ “Don’t Mess With My Heart” 20 Egg holder

21 Shade

23 Distribute, as pineapples? 24 “Rugrats” dad 25 Scatter

27 Irene of old Hollywood

28 Trace

30 Sanctuary scrolls 32 Place for a hammer and anvil 33 Christmas display 35 Wheelhouses 37 With 39-Across, some Sundance submissions … or a hint to four squares in this puzzle

39 See 37-Across 41 Comedian who said “Embrace who you are.

Literally. Hug yourself,” familiarly

43 Popular urban hangouts

46 Cold War inits. 49 Sappho, for one 51 Spiritual teacher 52 Steamed

54 Best Actor winner for “Bohemian Rhapsody”

56 Grist for a mill 57 Sisterly

59 Journalist ___ B. Wells 60 Underground N.Y.C. group 61 Increasingly common weather event akin to a hurricane

63 One with Windows 65 Come out of one’s shell, say

66 Word after G 67 One-named former wrestler who twice won the W.W.E. Divas Championship 68 “A Day Without Rain” singer 69 Genderqueer identity

70 Like a comet’s path

DOWN

1 “Old Coke” vis-àvis New Coke, in marketing

2 Faucet accessory 3 Rom-com staples 4 I, to Einstein

5 Bygone rulers

6 One wearing a traje de luces (“suit of light”) in the ring

7 Eggs

8 Star with low luminosity

9 The Minutemen, e.g.

10 What Britain left in 2020, in brief

11 Fixed up

12 Ingredient in sushi rolls and poke bowls

13 Bother persistently 19 Seasoned sailor 22 Ridiculous introduction?

26 ___ Now (onetime political button) 29 Place for icing

31 Did a job on

34 Calls

36 Urban ill

38 Bank offering with a fixed payment schedule

40 Otis Redding’s genre

42 Actress Long 44 Mentored one 45 Powdered, in a way

46 Words on a candy heart

47 E-commerce site with a portmanteau name

48 By a narrow margin

50 By a narrow margin

53 Mexican sandwich 55 Italian sportswear brand named after a Greek letter 58 “Look ___!”

62 Bone to pick at dinner, say

64 Tesla, for one