The New York Times
ACROSS
1 Lounge about
idly
5 What Exxon and
Shell sell
8 Outdated
13 Forcibly remove
from power
14 Shoestring
15 Prefix with mural
or mingle
16 Bygone Russian
emperor
17 Arthur who won Wimbledon in 1975
18 ___ Rockne, legendary Notre Dame football coach
19 Start a subway
ride
22 Yes, to Yves
23 Ad ___
committee
24 However,
informally
27 Wash oneself
quickly
33 Turn ___ dime
34 Cover for
Claudius
35 Flickering glow of the northern lights
36 “50% off” store
event
38 The “I” in
30-Down
40 “Let’s get going!” 41 Plot surprises
44 Très stylish
47 Bailed-out insurance co. of 2008
48 Seize an
opportunity 51 Old name for
Tokyo
52 Quid pro ___
53 Small dog’s bark 54 Inevitable ... or a hint for 19-, 27and 48-Across 61 “Me too”
63 Prefix in aviation 64 Roof part
65 Put a cap on
66 Diplomat’s skill 67 Summit
68 “Republic”
philosopher
69 Historical time
span
70 Unleash a tirade
DOWN
1 Scotland’s Ness
or Lomond
2 Anise-flavored
Greek liqueur
3 “… and make it
snappy!”
4 1960s western sitcom that takes place at Fort Courage
5 Large cut
6 Post-workout
woe
7 Be hot under the
collar
8 Red-cheeked Pokémon character
9 Years, in Latin
10 Daring body double, like Debbie Evans in “The Fast and the Furious” 11 Volleyball action between bump and spike
12 Before, in poetry 14 Mexican
American, e.g.
20 Night, in Paris
21 Civil rights leader
Parks
25 Brave enough to come to the rescue
26 Citrus shade
27 Disturb with a
nudge
28 Not at all
“whelmed”
29 White House daughter of 2009-17 30 ___ Fridays
31 Concoct, as a
plan
32 Warlike creature
of Middle-earth 37 Mind reader’s
skill, in brief
39 “___ sells
seashells …”
42 Little roll-up in
Tex-Mex cuisine 43 Render
speechless
45 Pain relief brand with an oxymoronic name
46 ___ Pet
49 As yet
50 Seem
55 Leave out 56 Eye drop
57 “Free Willy” whale
58 One of three bears in a fairy tale
59 Evenly divisible by two
60 Barber’s shout 61 Swiss mountain 62 The “S” of R.S.V.P.