N.Y. Times Crossword Puzzle

Across

1 Get-out-of-jail money 5 Commits a pitching infraction 10 One of the 40 in a farmer’s “back 40” 14 Singer Fitzgerald 15 “Farewell, Françoise” 16 One of 24 in a day 17 Decline to use

the golf cart? 19 Rice who has written about werewolves, mummies and vampires 20 Forces into action 21 Sound from a pound 23 Miami’s home: Abbr. 24 “Here’s to the happy couple!,” e.g. 25 Design the lav? 28 Common ’90s

music purchases 29 Pungent bulb 31 Computer command after copy 32 Gas brand with a green-and-white logo 34 What a checkout scanner scans, briefly 35 Not as important 36 Accept one of

the acting roles? 39 Wheedle 42 ___ chi 43 Winged archer

of myth 47 Drawings that

deceive 48 U.S. gymnast Strug who clinched the 1996 team gold on a hurt ankle 50 The “madam” in “Madam, I’m Adam” 51 Pass the coleslaw or potato salad? 53 Cut into

small cubes 55 The South in the

Civil War: Abbr. 56 Relieved (of) 57 Nissan compact 58 Bank $$$

dispensers 60 Pan the boxing match? 63 Smelting residue 64 Vietnam’s capital 65 Irish Gaelic 66 Camp shelter 67 Dog-tired 68 Colored, as

Easter eggs

Down

1 Place a hex on 2 Served with ice cream 3 “Not for me, thanks” 4 Land of 10,000 ___ (Minnesota) 5 Taverns 6 Bustle 7 “Kill Bill” actress Lucy 8 Nairobi resident 9 Egypt’s southern neighbor 10 “So that’s it!” 11 Admit (to) 12 Be behind schedule 13 Portable device for book lovers 18 One above a tenor 22 Journal or Post 25 “___ down!” (“Quiet!”) 26 Found, as on

a map 27 Waste maker,

proverbially 30 Zap 33 Keep in the

attic, maybe 35 Den 37 Spot to tie the knot 38 Trim, as costs 39 Internet and cable giant 40 John, James

or Judas 41 Human/ape “missing link” found in Indonesia in 1891 44 Minister’s residence 45 Rely on excessively 46 Tranquilized 48 Seize for ransom 49 Brainchild 52 Turbaned

Punjabis 54 Still sleeping 57 “S.N.L.” bit 59 The Beatles’

___ Pepper 61 Word just before “blastoff” 62 Pro’s opposite