NEW YORK TIMES DAILY CROSSWORD

No. 0207

ACROSS

1 One who might

call you out

7 ___ pepper

12 Prez featured in

“Annie” 15 Enthusiastic fan 16 ___ Air, electric vehicle that was named Motor Trend’s 2022 Car of the Year 17 Grassy expanse 18 Refrain in a 1970

hit by the Kinks 20 Crop revered by the Abelam people of Papua New Guinea 21 Casual vodka order 22 Muscat native 23 Some reactions on

Slack

24 “Yep, noticed that” 26 “Oh, you wanna fight!” 28 Refrain in a 1971

hit by David Bowie 34 ___-owned (merchandise designation) 35 One of over 140 in

an Ironman triathlon 36 Serbian American

inventor

37 Hindu god

embodying virtue 39 Everlasting, poetically 42 Flatbread that can

be served with dal 43 What offers worldwide protection? 45 State boldly 46 “hahahaha” 47 Refrain in a 1965

hit by The Who 52 Corporate department 53 Privy to 54 Longtime TV singing series, to fans 56 Places for evil geniuses 59 Thing with a ping 63 Sandwich you really

need two hands to eat 64 Refrain in a 2008

hit by Lady Gaga 66 What makes most

moist?

67 Fleece seeker 68 “War and Peace” character who determines through numerology that he is destined to assassinate Napoleon 69 East Asian currency 70 Things dragged uphill 71 Trade mag for

marketers

DOWN

1 “www”

addresses 2 Defense from

some attackers 3 Short-sleeved

shirt

4 Like a type that

leans right?

5 Enjoy with gusto 6 Big Band ___

7 $1 bill, in slang 8 Dance with a

festive skirt

9 Like Andy Warhol’s “Campbell’s Soup Cans” or “Marilyn Diptych” 10 Frasier’s ex-wife

on “Frasier” 11 State west of Wyo. 12 Going it alone 13 The “D” in CODA 14 Head-butts, e.g. 19 Tackle at the

knees, e.g.

23 One who’s finished 25 Zenith

27 Took a load off 28 Outrageous 29 Substance that makes blood red 30 Fair and honest 31 Actor ___ Villechaize of “Fantasy Island” 32 John from England 33 Whiz (through) 34 Big dance 38 Sweetheart 40 Surefire

41 Actor McGregor 44 Something a person with an ovomucoid allergy cannot eat 48 Female friend,

informally

49 Go by

50 Hot, hot, hot 51 Shortly

54 “Oho!”

55 Novel with the desert planet Arrakis

57 Tech product officially discontinued in 2022

58 Carter of jazz and

Perlman of film 60 Take the leap 61 Land unit

62 Raise a big stink 64 Slumber duds 65 Org. with an Office

of Water