THE NYT CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Start to grunt? 6 Air freshener scent 11 Tabloid paper, slangily 14 Shudder at 15 Plain People 16 Subj. for U. S. citizens- tobe 17 Fare for those 17 and up 19 Lunes or martes 20 Google Earth offering 21 Watered down 22 Astronomical red giant 24 Runoff conduit 26 Steal the show from 28 “Invest With Confidence” firm 31 Swelled heads 32 Top of a platter 33 Black keys, in some key signatures 35 Schumer of Comedy Central 36 Publicist’s handout 39 G. M.’ s Mary Barra, beginning in 2014 42 Land on the eastern Mediterranean 43 Imam’s Almighty 45 “As seen ___” 48 who wrote the children’s poetry volume “Father Goose” 51 Anticipate 53 Windblown soil

54 “It’s Gonna Be Me” group 55 Symbol of authority 56 Autograph seeker’s encl. 59 Cries of surprise 60 The Boss’s backup musicians 64 ___ Offensive of 1968 65 “Julius,” e. g., in Gaius Julius Caesar 66 Like the number 8, to the Chinese 67 Masthead listings, for short 68 Road signs may warn of them 69 Spaniard’s “these”

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1 “What’s the ___ in that?” 2 Start of a magic incantation 3 Liszt piece 4 Umlaut half 5 Tired 6 Hedy of “Ecstasy” 7 “Don’t worry about me” 8 Tyler of “Stealing Beauty” 9 “Just ___ expected” 10 Game in which pieces can be forked 11 Sale item attachment 12 Cheese that’s often grated 13 Gives the evil eye 18 Almost to the outfield wall 23 Fr. holy women 25 Wearer of a natural wool coat 26 Rose Bowl stadium sch. 27 Wasabi ___ ( bar snack) 28 Org. with a no- shoes policy? 29 Wheel part 30 “Sadly …” 34 Whistler in the kitchen 37 First name in mysteries 38 Subject of a search on Mars 39 One to admire 40 Mer contents 41 Resistor unit 42 Name that’s Old Norse for “young man” 44 Abbr. in a birth announcement 45 Worth mentioning 46 Snacked 47 No- tell motel meetings 49 Many Astounding Stories cover subjects 50 Aroma 52 Hot spot 55 Like the initial letters of the answers to the six italicized clues, on “Wheel of Fortune” 57 “My Way” lyricist 58 Brand known as Dreyer’s in the West 61 “Hel- l- l- lp!” 62 Things Coke and Pepsi have: Abbr. 63 Work tables?