NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Solemn affirmation 5 Chocolate-and-coffee blend 10 Some

G.I. wear, informally 14 ___ gin fizz 15 “Sex-x-xy!” 16 Actor Epps of “House” 17 Source of 40-Across’s 63-Across 20 “Same here” 21 Takes too much, in brief 22 Taboos 23 Squirrel away 25 Direction headed by a covered wagon 26 Kind of radio 30 Fine dishes 32 Blow a whistle 35 Outcast 37 Big order for a wedding reception 39 “You’re oversharing” 40 Comic book character with the title role in a blockbuster 2018 film 43 X amount 44 Not keep a secret 45 Like some modern spirituality 46 Captors of Frodo Baggins 48 U.S. women’s soccer star Carli

50 Just slightly 51 Alternative to “lol” 53 What kites do in the wind

55 How Lindbergh flew to Paris in 1927 57 Edge of fashion 58 “Ta-ta!” 63 See 17-Across 66 x and y, on a graph 67 Place to “remember” 68 Many a prom night rental 69 Locked (up) 70 Bluefins and others

71 The Avengers, e.g.

DOWN

1 Worker protection org. 2 Some draft picks

3 “Mr.” in “The Wind in the Willows” 4 Sandwich that takes two hands to handle 5 Ed.’s inbox filler 6 “Pick me! Pick me!”

7 Late portrayer of 40-Across 8 Moves like a rabbit 9 Broke a fast 10 Run with someone, as a show 11 “You said it!” 12 Bazaar 13 Planets in the sky 18 Quaint contraction 19 Prez before J.F.K.

24 Alter ego of 40-Across 25 Home of 40-Across 26 Probably gonna, more formally 27 Bill with “New Rules” 28 Competition won 12 times by Rafael Nadal

29 Will Smith/ Tommy Lee Jones sci-fi hit, for short 31 Quick time out? 33 ___-3 fatty acids 34 Pooped 36 Calgary’s province: Abbr. 38 Opposite WSW 41 Low-___

42 It stopped flying in 2001 47 Most logical 49 Playground joke intro 52 That thar ship 54 Worrying sound when you bend over 55 “Immediately!” 56 Fancy-y-y 57 Streaming service with “The Handmaid’s Tale” 59 Shed 60 Tot’s injury 61 Disaster relief org. 62 “Let’s take it ___ the top” 64 One may be tipped out of respect 65 Refusals