N.Y. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Q-tip, e.g.

5 Largest continent 9 “___ your engines” (Indianapolis 500 directive) 14 Barbed-___ fence 15 Church recess 16 What bad headaches do

17 Thin variety of pasta 19 Home to Brigham Young University 20 End of a hangman’s rope

21 Brand with the redundant slogan “Kills bugs dead” 23 Sign of things to come 24 Competitor of Home Depot and Lowe’s 27 Outer layer of the eyeball 31 Pastures

32 ___ d’état 33 Trio traveling to Bethlehem 36 Religious doctrine 40 “Don’t worry, it’s not your fault”

43 Rolls’s partner in autodom 44 Pigeon coop 45 Make, as a salary 46 ___ browns (breakfast side dish) 48 Things in eyeglass frames

50 Talk show host who won a season of “Celebrity Apprentice” 55 Bert of “The Wizard of Oz”

56 Stage item 57 King with a golden touch 62 “Horse around” or “rain cats and dogs” 64 Sudden insight … with a hint to 17-, 24-, 40- and 50-Across 66 More together mentally 67 Spiritual leader often pictured sitting crosslegged

68 Big seller of unassembled furniture 69 Lock of hair

70 CPR specialists 71 Small salamander

DOWN

1 Former ugly duckling, in story

2 One who tipples too much 3 Mythical ship sailed by Jason 4 Contents of an apiary 5 “That sure hits the spot!” 6 Next-best bowling frame to a strike 7 Basketball great ___ Thomas 8 Trapeze performer 9 Popular gas additive 10 Quickly raises, as windows 11 Doughnut shop attraction 12 Land ___ (British luxury vehicle) 13 Hearty steak

18 Big name in jets

22 Rapper/ record executive

Dr. ___ 25 Arrived

26 Bit of baby talk

27 Surgery reminder 28 Fashion designer Chanel 29 Ethel’s neighbor/ pal, on 1950s TV

30 Odysseus and King Arthur, for two

34 Alaska’s largest city 35 Classic muscle car 37 Transcript figs.

38 Measly

39 St. ___ (common church name) 41 College

V.I.P.

42 Satan’s domain 47 Drink slowly 49 Muppet with a falsetto 50 Most important invitees 51 Something used to catch speeders 52 What stars and bootblacks both do 53 So dull 54 Separately 58 Poker player’s declaration 59 Hockey feint 60 Over again 61 “Now!,” in the E.R.

63 “___ Doubtfire” 65 Juilliard field: Abbr.