The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 Titanic victim John Jacob ___ 6 Diner’s card 10 Put-down 14 Havana hero

José 15 Getting ___

years 16 Musical pitch 17 Whatagood speaker maintains withthe audience 19 Female org. since the 1850s 20 U.S. intelligence org. 21 ___ nut

(Chinese fruit) 22 Opposite of spicy 23 Internet business

25 Golfers’ bookings 27 Somewhat 29 Fox News anchor Smith

30 “Man!” 35 “August: ___ County” (2008 Pulitzer Prizewinning play) 38 Twosome 39 Weightless state, informally 41 Director’s endof-scene cry 42 What i.o.u.’s

represent

45 “Wait,wait… goback” 48 Lansing’s

home: Abbr. 50 Cross through 51 BitofBoston Harbordebris in1773 55 Secondstringers 59 “___! The Herald Angels Sing” 60 Regular 62 ___ constrictor 63 ___ of Wight 64 Leave no room for misinterpretation … or what the first words of the answers to the five italicized clues do, literally 66 Putin’s refusal 67 German

automaker 68 Vikings, e.g. 69 Letters between

jays and ells 70 Wall Street

inits. 71 ___ Park, Colo.

Down

1 Change, as the

Constitution 2 Final approval 3 October 31

option 4 Needing no Rx 5 1970 John

Wayne film 6 Glam rock band ___ the Hoople 7 Put into law 8 Small recess 9 Loosens, as

laces 10 Thwarts 11 Not jointpounding, as aerobics 12 Title for Sam or Ben 13 Enjoys Joyce,

Carroll or Oates 18 U.S.S. ___ (aircraft carrier named for a former admiral) 24 Pace or race

follower 26 Howe’er 28 Unnamed

others 30 Like integers of

the form 2n + 1 31 Shade 32 “One Love” singer 33 Suffix with ranch 34 Sauce

"thickener 36 Doublemint,

"for one 37 Juillet’s season 40 Worldwide 43 Lottery buys 44 Univ., e.g. 46 Writer’s plan 47 Jeanne d’Arc,

for one: Abbr. 49 Muppet maker

Jim 51 “Use your

head!” 52 Course for which you hardly need to 51-Down 53 Maudlin 54 Forest units 56 Call off, as a

mission 57 One just squeaking by? 58 Fills up 61 Fr. girl 65 Lean-___

(rude shelters)