New york times crossword
ACROSS
1 Aware, in a modern way 5 Idris ___, People’s 2018 Sexiest Man Alive 9 Abyss 14 “Man, I’m sorry to hear!” 15 Nursery rhyme word repeated before “go away” 16 “Social contract” philosopher John 17 Dachshund 19 Totally wipe out 20 Plant, as seeds 21 Our sun 22 Dress in Delhi 23 Copies of movies submitted to critics prior to release 28 ___ mark (#) 30 “Mazel ___!” 31 Witnessed 32 Partner at a table for two 35 Mideast grp. once headed by Yasir Arafat 36 Otherworldly 37 Big argument 38 Levin or Gershwin 40 The “L” of LSAT 41 Hawaiian necklace 42 Times when everything goes perfectly 45 Ambulance crew, for short 47 Words exchanged at an altar 48 Fellas 49 Genetically engineered, highly selective medical treatment 53 Modern food concerns, for short 54 Night before a holiday 55 Sack 58 Sing like Dean Martin 60 The secret geeky part of you … or a hint to 17-, 23-, 32-, 42- and 49-Across 63 Trailblazing Daniel 64 Modest poker holding 65 Et ___ (and others) 66 Jewish observance 67 Conveniences at many cash-only businesses 68 “Don’t go!”
DOWN
1 Really impresses 2 Columbus’s home 3 Was in the loop 4 Really, really long time 5 One might lead to an unearned run 6 Soup scoop 7 Book jacket bit 8 Director Lee of “Life of Pi” 9 Cloudless 10 Stockpiles 11 Running around during recess, e.g. 12 Bit of Winter Olympics equipment 13 Opera presenter, with “the” 18 Artist M. C. ___ 22 Extreme 23 Nine-digit ID 24 When you’ll likely reach your destination, for short 25 Away 26 Transportation problems caused by 27-Down, say 27 Winter precipitations 28 Plea from a fugitive 29 Announcer’s cry after a successful field goal attempt 32 Handed (out) 33 Spring birds 34 Nickname for a 12-time N.B.A. All-Star 39 Attorney in court, e.g. 43 Neither’s partner 44 Was really into 46 Olympic gold-medal gymnast Biles 50 Dead duck 51 Jean material 52 Camper enthusiasts, informally 55 Alternative to suspenders 56 Tune from “Turandot” 57 Greeting Down Under 58 “___ Evening News” 59 Fish eggs 60 Brewery output, for short 61 D.C. ballplayer 62 “Illmatic” rapper