N.Y. Times Crossword Puzzle
Across
1 Classic TV show with a celebrity panel 10 Verbally attack 14 Taverns 15 Yo-Yo Ma’s instrument 16 Plea that accepts conviction without admitting guilt 17 Picture puzzle 18 Soda brand introduced in 1924 19 Feudal status 21 Philosopher Descartes 24 Musical set in Oz, with “The” 25 “Aaron Burr, ___” (“Hamilton” song with a rhyming title) 28 Like Monopoly deeds that are flipped upside down 32 Starchy substance found in some plant roots 34 Direction 35 Software issues 38 Strong suit? 39 Gift in a relationship that’s getting serious, maybe 40 “Network” director Sidney 41 Cat call 42 Saldana of “Star Trek Beyond” 43 Unsteady 44 4, for 19 divided by5 47 Windows : Microsoft :: ___ : Apple 48 Snooze 49 Some airport postings, for short 51 Flawed 56 Counselor employer 60 Ice cream feature represented four times in this puzzle 61 “False!” 64 Chutney fruit 65 Springing back in disgust 66 Rural carriage 67 Many flower children, these days
Down
1 Thomas who wrote “Death in Venice” 2 ___ vera 3 Silicon Valley specialty 4 “Hallelujah!” singers 5 Sweetie 6 Belly 7 Unfailingly 8 Formation with steep cliffs 9 Best guesses: Abbr. 10 The Devil 11 Duchess of ___ (Goya subject) 12 Creature leaving a slime trail 13 Garden watering aid 15 Bond player after Brosnan 20 Influence 22 Sheik’s peer 23 Prefix with issue 25 Thailand, before 1939 26 About, on a memo 27 One might start “I heard …” 29 11-year old, e.g. 30 Part of L.G.B.T. 31 Toon that flies with his ears 33 Lethargic 36 Hair stiffeners 37 One hell of a river? 39 Garden pond fish 40 Feudal figure 42 ___ Dingbats (font) 43 Soaked 45 Drug kingpin on “The Wire” 46 Separate 50 Skullcap? 51 Schools of thought 52 Sound of an air kiss 53 ___ colada 54 French “to be” 55 Party mix cereal 57 Et ___ (and others) 58 Seven Dwarfs’ workplace 59 Mastermind game pieces 62 French “you” 63 Small taste