N.Y. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Suitable for sinking one’s teeth into 6 Mountain lion 10 Speaker’s platform 14 Letter before beta

15 401(k) alternatives 16 Latch ___ (grip) 17 Plumber’s tool 19 Dermatological sac 20 One catching morays 21 Three-time All-Star pitcher Robb ___

23 Cry from a crib

24 Vacation relaxation destination 26 Reaches adulthood 29 Apportion 32 Moo goo

___ pan (Chinese chicken dish)

33 Check for fit

34 KLM is a “royal” one 37 Overdid it onstage 38 Defeated 42 Too much on one’s plate 46 Instrument for Billy Joel 49 Snake in “Raiders of the Lost Ark” 50 Zeus : Greek :: Jupiter : ___

51 “Oops, missed the deadline” 54 Big name in ice cream 55 Statute

56 D.C. insider 57 Small, like Santa’s helpers 60 Bread spread 62 Cramped spot for an plane passenger … or a hint to something hidden in

17-, 26-,

34-, 42- and 51-Across 66 Where a cashier puts money 67 Mani-___ (salon combo)

68 Cow in classic Borden ads 69 Two-for-one event 70 Yemeni port 71 Car company with socalled “Gigafactories” DOWN 1 Treasure hunter’s aid 2 ___ Lilly & Co.

3 Draw interest from 4 “With this ring, I ___ wed” 5 Two-masted sailing vessel

6 Polish dumpling 7 Funerary receptacle 8 Newsman Robert, former PBS partner of Jim Lehrer 9 Contents of a funerary receptacle 10 Disney dwarf with the shortest name 11 “Nevertheless …” 12 “The deal went through!” 13 Storyteller’s segue

18 ___ room (game site) 22 Far 24 One-named hitmaker born in Nigeria 25 Desirable, as a job

27 Spoil

28 San

Joaquin Valley city 30 One-eighth portion 31 Business district in downtown Chicago 35 Commotion 36 Company behind the Watson project 39 Docility 40 “Omigosh!” 41 Gainsay 43 Added up, as a score 44 Passengerscreening org.

45 Chose to join 46 Their prospects are up in the air

47 Home of Milano and Firenze 48 In addition 52 ___-Loompa (Willy Wonka worker) 53 Building wing

58 Pedal pushers

59 ___ of Capri 61 World Cup cheer

63 1950s presidential monogram 64 Be under the weather 65 Wimbledon service?