THE NYT CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Auto booster 6 It lends a smoky flavor to Scotch 10 Has a ball 14 One-named musician who has performed at the Egyptian pyramids and the Taj Mahal 15 Kind of chat 16 ___ Accords 17 Like the rock in “Rock of Ages” 18 River across the French/German border 19 Composer Schifrin 20 Singer of “Footloose” 21 Spray in a kitchen 22 Patronize, as a hotel 24 Gloria of Miami Sound Machine 26 Sweetums 27 Releases 29 Plains tribe 33 One making the rounds? 36 Tangles up 38 Day of planning 39 Letter writing, they say … or a hint to eight answers in this puzzle 41 Bklyn. ___ 42 One of the carriers in the SkyTeam alliance 44 Black-and-white Best Picture winner 46 Big name in soup 47 Secondary route 49 They’re out of service 51 Have a healthy diet 55 Cheating student 58 Subtext of Jefferson Airplane’s “White Rabbit” 59 Reebok competitor 60 Like some hygiene 61 Bickering 63 Orbitz bookings 64 Whimper 65 Musical with the song “It’s Today” 66 Evolve 67 Series opener 68 Spur 69 Bond orders

DOWN

1 New moon to new moon, e.g. 2 Celestial rings 3 Unmoving 4 W.W. I rifle 5 Honda offering 6 Ones taking sides 7 Cheese used in Babybels 8 Like 9 Not windy 10 Guiding light 11 British interjection 12 Scatter? 13 Shade of black 21 Keep the beat? 23 “So there!” 25 “Help yourself” 26 Lady of Brazil 28 L.A.’s ___ Museum 30 “Didn’t think you’d be here” 31 Dips in a bucket, say 32 Second hand: Abbr. 33 Schnozz 34 What people who are hurt may try to get 35 Enemy of the early Christians 37 Squire of “The Wind in the Willows” 40 Breaks down 43 First name in popcorn 45 King nicknamed Longshanks 48 Went back to square one 50 Vagabond 52 Fiji alternative 53 Florentine painter 54 Holds up 55 Give gratis 56 Ice cream flavor 57 Get some quick money for, say 58 Member of a motorcade 62 Besmirch 63 Skye cap