THE NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

Across

1 Some bunts or flies, for short 5 Sound of thunder 9 Cabinet member’s title, maybe 14 Throw a line to 15 Have merit 16 Came into being 17 Like much tribal history 18 Neck of the woods 19 “Of course!” 20 In relation to someone’s travel document? 23 Holiday not widely observed by Quakers 24 See-through material 25 Start of a one-two 28 Cunning 29 Drilling apparatus 31 Many a MundoFox watcher 33 “Grampa Simpson, describe a Genesis figure”? 36 Diamond defect 39 Back when 40 Off-color, plus 41 Jockey who’s jeered by me? 46 Paper Mate’s Pink Pearl, e.g. 47 Brian who produced U2 48 Awarenessraising spot, for short 51 Cap named for a Robert Burns hero 52 Meadow cries 55 Wordless harrumphs 57 Detective catches sight of bakery wares? 59 It might make a shadow disappear 62 Respond to a belly rub, say 63 Manner of speaking 64 Be 65 Send off 66 Mineral abundant in kale 67 “Mark twain” measure 68 Role for Costner or Stack 69 Dermatologist’s concern

Down

1 Pushes hard 2 Like most Google Earth views 3 Elegant 4 Paintball impact sound 5 With 11-Down, barking rodent 6 What barbers “lower” 7 First-stringers 8 Fleet Week break 9 Parade V.I.P. 10 Bocelli piece 11 See 5-Down 12 Makeup of some bats 13 “Miracle” player of 1969 21 What “is” is 22 Any of the Canaries 25 Agree (with) 26 From the top 27 Font option 30 Feeling pleased 32 Chaucer piece 33 Bowls over 34 Actuarial figure 35 Barrel diameter 36 Get in a stew 37 Turkish currency unit 38 “Paradise Lost” character 42 Renaissance 43 “Dies ___” (hymn) 44 They often fall out of magazines 45 Mob summit figures 48 Home to monks or nuns 49 Notepad holders of old 50 Nod of the head, say 53 Wood used in matchmaking 54 Surf froth 56 ___ disc (blind spot) 57 Put on YouTube, e.g. 58 “Bearded” bloom 59 Power tie shade 60 Send packing 61 Nada