new YOrk TimeS crOSSwOrD

ACROSS

1 ___ Polo, traveler at the

court of Kublai Khan 6 Rings of water

around castles 11 Russian fighter jet 14 Come clean 15 Property defacer 16 SignatureObama

legislation, for short 17 JonBonJovi

torch song? 19 Centerpiece of

a frat party

20 Stick in one’s ___ 21 Province west of Que. 22 Chest muscles,

for short

23 J.F.K.’s W.W. II

command

26 Tiny battery size 27 Med.schoolsubject 28 Lawyer’s charge 29 Elvis Presley

torch song? 32 Squid,inItaliancuisine 35 Tough puzzle 36 Bangles torch song? 40 Sudden outpouring 42 Some Canadian

petroleum deposits 45 The Doors torch song? 49 “Lower your

voice, please”

50 Pale blue hue 51 Horse of a certain color 52 With prudence

55 Fat used in mincemeat 56 Place

57 Match up

58 Sarcastic laugh syllable 59 The Trammps torch song? 64 Opposite of WSW 65 Letter-shapedgirders 66 Diplomat 67 Norm:Abbr.

68 Drives the getaway car for, say

69 Grabs some Z’s

DOWN

1 Unruly throng 2 Leatherworker’s punch 3 Geneticcarrier,briefly 4 Ancient Incan capital 5 “Madama Butterfly,” for one

6 S.I.orGQ

7 Given out for a time 8 Hebrewfor“myLord” 9 Scottish pattern 10 Crafty

11 Speak gobbledygook 12 Glacial chamber 13 Jokewriter

15 Ex-G.I.’s org. 18 Crunchy, healthful snack 22 PabloPicasso’s

designer daughter 23 ArmyE-3:Abbr. 24 Pekoe,forone 25 Under siege 26 “MadamaButterfly”

highlight

30 Server with a spigot 31 Transcriptfigs.

33 To boot

34 Chance upon

37 Pork cut

38 Christmas tree 39 “Inside ___ Davis”

(Coen brothers film) 40 Cuts drastically,

as prices

41 Pleasingly tangy 43 FedEx competitor 44 Like a wallflower 46 Onetime Dr Pepper

rival

47 “Get it?”

48 Wealthy sort,

informally

53 Derive via logic 54 Publicoutburst 57 Kim,toKourtney

or Khloé

59 A day in Spain

60 Yoga chants 61 #vanlifehomes,briefly 62 “Let’s ___ and

say we did” 63 Kvetchers’cries