NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Major source of wheat 4 Zipped

8 Hindu avatar

12 Kaplan course subj. 14 Neighbor of Algeria 15 Snubs, possibly 17 Swaying just before a disaster

18 Blarney Stone site 19 Wedgy

20 Part 1 of an instruction for solving this puzzle 22 Mean

23 Donna’s predecessor? 24 Glamping option

26 Bold alternative:

Abbr.

27 Image on the Missouri state quarter

29 A jigger is bigger than this

31 Some loud chewers 34 Limelight stealer

36 Didn’t stay put

39 The Cardinals, on scoreboards

40 Part 2 of the instruction 42 Many wages

43 Sewer

45 TV’S “Science Guy” 46 Tech info site

47 Heineken alternative 49 Smoking hot Italian? 51 1982 film that takes place inside a computer

53 Wrests 55 Cry in an opera house 59 Labor day event 61 End of the instruction 63 Minimalist 64 Fish frequently caught by newts 65 Ending for patri66 Leader typically appearing shirtless in “S.N.L.” parodies

67 Colonnade trees 68 Hawn of the silver screen

69 Bustline muscles, informally

70 Some winks 71 Retired means of travel, for short

DOWN

1 Result of loose lips? 2 Job that involves a lot of sweating

3 Judd of country music 4 Hook associate 5 Handout on December 31

6 Peace Nobelist Root 7 Dough used in a taqueria

8 Org. for some future lts. 9 AWOL part

10 Colonial force

11 Own a boat, say

13 Pewter accompanier in the Bible

16 Wads are made to do this

21 “Emeer” for “emir,” e.g.: Abbr.

25 Castle feature

28 “Rosy” things

30 Present … or a concise explanation of this puzzle’s theme 31 “Special Agent ___” (Disney animated series)

32 Copier tray abbr.

33 Go on

35 High point: Abbr.

37 Poet’s “before”

38 “Can’t Help Lovin’ ___ Man”

40 Cousin of “Inc.”

41 “I need your full attention over here” 44 Ending that’s in the middle?

46 Santana of Santana 48 Like flour for baking 50 Original airer of “The Monkees”

51 Shortening used in recipes?

52 Shrewd

54 In all honesty

56 Fiats, e.g.

57 Bridal shop display 58 Berkshire racecourse

60 Certain lawyers

62 It may be critical