The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across 1 Thrown skyward 7 Parent of a zorse or a zonkey 12 “Fresh Air” network 15 Knuckle to the head 16 Lop-___ 17 “Hostel” director Roth 18 * It’s divided into four zones in the contiguous U. S. states 20 React to a stench, maybe 21 One end of a fairway 22 Carne ___ ( burrito filler) 23 Eight- year member of Clinton’s cabinet 24 Common school fundraiser 27 * Coup d’état, e. g. 29 Blood- typing system 30 What a line drive lacks 32 “… ___ ye be judged” 33 * Incidental chatter 37 Stain on one’s reputation 41 Home of the Buccaneers 42 Knuckleballer Wilhelm 44 Have ___ ( avoid blame) 45 “You’ve convinced me!” 47 * Handouts to theatergoers 49 Regatta gear 51 Flight info, briefly 52 End to “end” 53 * Make retroactive 57 Russell of “Black Widow” 60 Site with Daily Deals 61 Fare for Oliver Twist 63 Hoodwink 64 Great Society inits. 65 Statistical achievement in basketball … or what the answer to each starred clue is 69 Fraternity letter 70 As late as 71 Breath mint in a tin 72 Hyphenated ID 73 Half of the letters in this answer’s row 74 “Of course, that’s obvious”
Down 1 Young ___ ( tots) 2 Container for 6- Down 3 Where forgotten umbrellas may accumulate 4 Vice president before Ford 5 Half a 45 6 Chai ___ 7 Sleep indicator in a British comic strip 8 Really get to 9 Like some showers 10 Many movies with built- in audiences 11 Ending with Gator 12 More than half of Israel 13 It lacks depth 14 Extreme hardship 19 Full of school spirit 23 Corkscrewshaped pasta 24 Prickly pears, e. g. 25 James ___ Garfield 26 Remained idle 28 Founded: Abbr. 31 Sound of a wooden shoe 34 Like a haunted house 35 Restaurant dish that patrons may make themselves 36 “American Sniper” subject Chris ___ 38 Person who can do no wrong 39 Stubborn sorts 40 Totally disoriented 43 Act the snitch 46 Chinese New Year decorations 48 “Fargo” assent 50 Walks like a peacock 53 Big swigs 54 Arafat’s successor 55 New Orleans cuisine 56 Ragtime pianist Blake 58 France’s ___ des Beaux- Arts 59 Defeats handily 62 Some add- ons 65 Expected in 66 Word repeated in “___ in, ___ out” 67 Polygraph detection 68 Some desk workers, for short