THE NYT CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Work like Dürer 5 Peter or Paul, but not Mary 9 Bath fixture 14 Lilting melodies 15 Concerning, to a lawyer 16 Musical with the song “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina” 17 Trick football play 20 ___ bark beetle 21 One side of a debate 22 Dude, Jamaica-style 23 Office staple since the 1980s 30 Birth control method, for short 31 Peach or plum 32 Descartes’s “therefore” 33 Super Bowl-winning QB Bart 36 Bollywood soundtrack instrument 38 “... man ___ mouse?” 39 High-ranking British Parliament member 42 Doctors’ org. 43 Something one shouldn’t make in public 44 Lifesavers for cops and sailors 45 Disposable lighters and pens 47 The mark of Zorro 48 You, abroad 49 Floor warning 55 Good noise from an engine 56 Sarcastic laugh sound 57 Green govt. group 58 Study at a college that doesn’t have applications 64 Seize without legal authority 65 Listening device 66 Ink stain 67 Pool contents 68 Newspaper essay 69 Old one, in Oldenburg

DOWN

1 Alleviated 2 Duke or dame 3 Pulls an all-nighter, say 4 “The buck stops here” prez 5 Bar on a car 6 Be a busybody 7 Pound sound 8 Family member: Abbr. 9 Genre for Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker 10 Way or means 11 Paul McCartney, for one 12 Onetime telecom-munications conglomerate, for short 13 Opposing vote 18 Bullish trends 19 Bully’s boast 24 Dame ___ Te Kanawa 25 Entrance for Santa 26 Navel formation? 27 Moves briskly 28 White heron 29 Surf sounds 33 Signs of healing 34 Native of southern India or northern Sri Lanka 35 You can count on them 36 It’s no bull 37 Nice location 40 Itchy condition 41 Out in public 46 Baseball or basketball 48 Humiliated 50 Basketball inflaters 51 Invitation heading 52 “Mack the Knife” composer 53 Disney World theme park 54 It’s often unaccounted for … or a hint to this puzzle’s circled letters 58 Short-haired dog 59 Play for a patsy 60 7,485 performances, for Broadway’s original “Cats” 61 Noah count? 62 With it 63 [No info yet]