new york times crossword

ACROSS 1 DuVernay who

directed “Selma” 4 Cause of 1840s-’50s emigration from Ireland 10 “___ difference!” 14 Comfy shoe 15 Spotted wildcat 16 Airline seat part 17 Where the midnight sun can be observed 20 African nation

renamed in 1997 21 “As if!” 22 Chills out 23 Diva’s problem 25 Daniel who created Friday 27 Place for a trophy case 28 ___ pie (old British

dish) 30 Like early

audiobooks 34 One out of 100 37 Actress Seehorn of

“Better Call Saul” 38 “No need to discuss

it” 42 It may be put in a

bun 43 Won, as a voting

demographic 44 Bitter salad green 46 Decimal base 47 “___ chance!” 50 Singer with the #1

hit “TiK ToK” 53 Nina of jazz 55 Ticked off 58 Great Lakes freighter load, perhaps 60 Grounds for lawsuits 61 Rotisserie League

game 64 Pre-cable TV

problem 65 Contributes, as to a

pool 66 Roll call vote 67 “The Simpsons” bus

driver 68 State confidently 69 Most univ. applicants DOWN 1 Bowled over 2 Internet-based phone provider 3 Kung fu movie genre 4 What 17-Across has, phonetically 5 Georgia Tech’s athletic org. 6 Crystal ___ 7 Tale of Troy 8 Night, in Nicaragua 9 And more, briefly 10 Souped-up vintage auto 11 Jump shot paths 12 Brewer’s ingredient 13 Some glass prostheses 18 Singer Grande, to fans 19 Pitching wedge, for one 24 Poses a danger to 26 What 38-Across has,

phonetically 29 Mantra-chanting

priest 31 Tuna at sushi bars 32 Word with pig or

play 33 Absorb, as a loss 34 Worrisome call at

home 35 Only non-U.S. M.L.B. team, on scoreboards 36 ___ cloud (source of

comets) 38 Article with no equivalent in Russian 39 Chinese dynasty

after the Qin 40 Rescuer’s offering 41 Showing sorrow 45 Hindu sacred writing 47 What 61-Across has,

phonetically 48 Half a rack, to a

hunter 49 Cars since 2006 51 Georgetown athletes 52 “We have the meats”

fast-food chain 54 Unruly bunch 55 “In that case …” 56 Go on a tirade 57 Macramé feature 59 Stress-free state 62 Place to wear a wrap 63 Elton John title